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L&M Companies, Inc.401(k)

L&M FAMILY OF COMPANIES 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN · RALEIGH, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

L&M Companies, Inc. reported $87,884 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,051 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.183%. 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 374th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 820th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $1.43 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$50,334,668
Participants with balances199
Active participants223
Employer contributions$903,448
Employee contributions$1,288,477
Employer contribution per active participant$4,051
Average account balance$252,938
Benefits paid to participants$2,699,790
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$50.3M · 199 accts · $903K emplr
2023$45.6M · 208 accts · $1.0M emplr
2022$39.1M · 201 accts · $1.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$55,879
Investment management$32,005
Total administrative$87,884
The L&M Companies, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,051
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,051 per active participant
2023$5,170 per active participant
2022$4,625 per active participant

L&M Companies, 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$55,879
INVESTMENT RESEARCH & AD · Investment advisory (plan)$32,005

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$87,884 · 0.18%
2023$80,797 · 0.19%
2022$74,755 · 0.18%
Same employer
Similar plansWholesale Trade · North Carolina
Nsi Holdings, Inc. NC$50.6M · 0.28%
Okuma America Corporation NC$46.0M · 0.07%
Big Rock Sports LLC NC$40.4M · 0.34%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560811549 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.