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H.W. Culp Lumber Company401(k)

H.W. CULP LUMBER COMPANY PROFIT SHARING PLAN · NEW LONDON, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.30%

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

H.W. Culp Lumber Company reported $91,505 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.30% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,158 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 0.28% to 0.30%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 537th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 4,293rd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, the employer put in $1.86 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,887,468
Participants with balances155
Active participants134
Employer contributions$1,093,218
Employee contributions$587,163
Employer contribution per active participant$8,158
Average account balance$205,726
Benefits paid to participants$1,912,044
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJOHN M. WATKINS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$31.9M · 155 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$29.0M · 150 accts · $1.0M emplr
2022$25.7M · 145 accts · $1.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$50,321
Investment management$41,184
Total administrative$91,505
The H.W. Culp Lumber Company 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,158
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$8,158 per active participant
2023$7,914 per active participant
2022$11,700 per active participant

H.W. Culp Lumber Company's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$50,321
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$41,180

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$91,505 · 0.30%
2023$80,327 · 0.29%
2022$84,033 · 0.28%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560193850 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.