Brink's Co vs MSA Safety Inc

Brink's Co (BCO) is undervalued and MSA Safety Inc (MSA) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BCO trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +22%, against -23% for MSA.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Brink's Co (BCO)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $137.63; the price of $107.12 is 22% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 41/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MSA Safety Inc (MSA)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $145.96; the price of $178.91 is 23% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricBCOMSA
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$107.12$178.91
Intrinsic value$137.63$145.96
Margin of safety+22%-23%
Leak Score41/100 (3/12)59/100 (3/12)
Market cap$4.4B$6.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.3%6.8%
Operating margin10.4%22.3%
Net margin3.3%16.1%
Return on equity64.1%23.7%
Debt to equity14.670.46
P/E24.8x22.3x
Forward P/E10.3x17.9x
P/B14.2x4.9x
Dividend yield1.0%1.2%

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