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Martin Specialty Coatings401(k)

MARTIN SPECIALTY COATINGS, INC. · SHREVEPORT, LA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.59%

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

Martin Specialty Coatings reported $14,439 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.59% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,203 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 0.96% to 0.27%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Louisiana (720th of 884), and 766th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2023, employees put in $1.68 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 115 to 95 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,649,918
Participants with balances114
Active participants95
Employer contributions$114,244
Employee contributions$191,721
Employer contribution per active participant$1,203
Average account balance$23,245
Benefits paid to participants$184,466
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTMCE, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.4M · 111 accts · $101K emplr
2023$2.6M · 114 accts · $114K emplr
2022$2.3M · 216 accts · $151K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,439
Total administrative$14,439
The Martin Specialty Coatings 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,203
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$1,003 per active participant
2023$1,203 per active participant
2022$1,310 per active participant

Martin Specialty Coatings's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$5,889
PFS INVESTMENTSindirect comp
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLCindirect comp

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$6,801 · 0.27%
2023$14,439 · 0.59%
2022$22,953 · 0.96%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 720825678 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.