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Bachem Americas ,Inc.401(k)

BACHEM AMERICAS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · TORRANCE, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

Bachem Americas ,Inc. reported $70,121 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,757 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 fell from 0.42% to 0.15%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 1,726th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 795th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.44 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$51,624,852
Participants with balances543
Active participants343
Employer contributions$1,288,732
Employee contributions$3,144,560
Employer contribution per active participant$3,757
Average account balance$95,073
Benefits paid to participants$5,713,225
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$51.6M · 543 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$44.7M · 508 accts · $988K emplr
2022$44.1M · 533 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$30,121
Investment management$40,000
Total administrative$70,121
The Bachem Americas ,Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,757
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,757 per active participant
2023$3,250 per active participant
2022$3,242 per active participant

Bachem Americas ,Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20242
NFP RETIREMENT INC · Investment advisory (plan)$40,000

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$70,121 · 0.15%
2023$157,719 · 0.36%
2022$196,893 · 0.42%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 952705001 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.