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Astral Brands, Inc.401(k)

ASTRAL HEALTH & BEAUTY, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) PLAN · ATLANTA, GA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.98%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Astral Brands, Inc. reported $57,694 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.98% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,101 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.78% to 0.98%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Georgia (1,534th of 2,160), and 3,497th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.14 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 125 to 89 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,020,659
Participants with balances143
Active participants89
Employer contributions$97,966
Employee contributions$307,482
Employer contribution per active participant$1,101
Average account balance$42,103
Benefits paid to participants$1,040,716
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPRAGER METIS CPAS, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.0M · 143 accts · $98K emplr
2023$5.8M · 132 accts · $129K emplr
2022$5.6M · 152 accts · $177K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$28,501
Investment management$14,356
Audit (IQPA)$14,838
Total administrative$57,694
The Astral Brands, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,101
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,101 per active participant
2023$1,518 per active participant
2022$1,419 per active participant

Astral Brands, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$28,501
BENNETT THRASHER · Accounting / audit · Other services$14,838
HAUSER RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS 2 LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$14,356

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$57,694 · 0.98%
2023$39,185 · 0.68%
2022$49,728 · 0.78%
Similar plansWholesale Trade · Georgia
Ca Holdings, LLC GA$7.0M · 0.69%
Fischer Connectors, Inc. GA$6.4M · 0.25%
Coboco Inc. GA$5.9M · 0.24%
Honorbuilt, LLC GA$5.9M · 0.31%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 235024907 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.