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Steak N Shake Inc.401(k)

THE STEAK 'N SHAKE 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.79%

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

Steak N Shake Inc. reported $134,719 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.79% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $503 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 0.68% to 0.79%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other accommodation & food services employers. By assets it is the 634th-largest of 1,562 plans among Indiana employers on file, and the 344th of 2,240 in accommodation & food services. In 2024, employees put in $1.82 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 3,893 to 1,052 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,503,085
Participants with balances511
Active participants1,052
Employer contributions$529,314
Employee contributions$964,702
Employer contribution per active participant$503
Average account balance$34,253
Benefits paid to participants$2,710,079
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.5M · 511 accts · $529K emplr
2023$16.5M · 611 accts · $401K emplr
2022$15.2M · 427 accts · $358K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$83,967
Investment management$8,522
Audit (IQPA)$42,230
Total administrative$134,719
The Steak N Shake Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$503
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$503 per active participant
2023$102 per active participant
2022$92 per active participant

Steak N Shake Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$83,967
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP · Accounting / audit$83,393
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$8,439

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$134,719 · 0.79%
2023$106,679 · 0.67%
2022$112,738 · 0.68%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 351604308 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.