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Howell Industries, Inc.401(k)

HOWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SULPHUR, LA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.62%

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

Howell Industries, Inc. reported $56,369 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.62% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,772 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 0.48% to 0.62%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 439th-largest of 884 plans among Louisiana employers on file, and 1,683rd of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $2.20 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,708,467
Participants with balances104
Active participants63
Employer contributions$174,626
Employee contributions$383,419
Employer contribution per active participant$2,772
Average account balance$93,351
Benefits paid to participants$568,921
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.7M · 104 accts · $175K emplr
2023$8.6M · 102 accts · $175K emplr
2022$7.1M · $139K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,369
Total administrative$56,369
The Howell Industries, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,772
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,772 per active participant
2023$1,924 per active participant

Howell Industries, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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.

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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 · 20241

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$56,369 · 0.62%
2023$49,933 · 0.64%
2022$37,623 · 0.48%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 720598806 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.