Retirement plan

FRANCHISE GROUP, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: FRANCHISE GROUP, INC. - FRANCHISE GROUP, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2022) Form 5500
Creator: FRANCHISE GROUP, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, FRANCHISE GROUP, INC. 401(K) PLAN, FRANCHISE GROUP, INC.

FRANCHISE GROUP, INC.EIN 27-3561876Plan #002PY 2022

109 INNOVATION COURT, SUITE J - DELAWARE, OH 43015914-939-5161

Prospect flagsLow participationLow employer contributionFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$140.7M

+38.9% from 2021

Total participants

13,896

+88.8% from 2021

Average account balance

$36,884

-28.1% from 2021

Annual return

44.29%

+28.46 pp from 2021

Benchmarks

See 93 peers

Peer group

Industry44 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort93 peers

Snapshot2022

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$149.31M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$49K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

3,075

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

12.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$9.15M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$688

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+11.74%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$111

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL3+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$329,329
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY3+ years Filed as: MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC Service code 26 · EIN 20-8764829	Advisory (Participants)	$95,493
CARON & BLETZER, PLLC2 years Filed as: CARON & BLETZER PLLC Service code 10 · EIN 04-3499945	Accounting	$25,915
REHMANN ROBSON1 year Service code 10 · EIN 38-3567911	Accounting	$17,705
PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION2 years Service code 61 · EIN 95-3706234	Finders' fees / placement fees	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3F3H3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$468K

$37 / participant

Other / not subdivided$468K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.333%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: CARON AND BLETZER PLLC
Auditor EIN: 043499945
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$36,884

$47,540-22.4%

$79,583-53.7%

$89,433-58.8%

Participation rate

19.7%

54.9%-35.2pp

69.5%-49.8pp

71.3%-51.6pp

Annual return

44.29%

-8.05%+52.3pp

0.16%+44.1pp

-11.88%+56.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,122-100.0%

$2,414-100.0%

$3,021-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$963

$1,961-50.9%

$3,986-75.8%

$5,125-81.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$123

$59+109.8%

$6,835-98.2%

$79+54.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL3+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$329,329

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY3+ years

Filed as: MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

Service code 26 · EIN 20-8764829

Advisory (Participants)

$95,493

CARON & BLETZER, PLLC2 years

Filed as: CARON & BLETZER PLLC

Service code 10 · EIN 04-3499945

Accounting

$25,915

REHMANN ROBSON1 year

Service code 10 · EIN 38-3567911

Accounting

$17,705

PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION2 years

Service code 61 · EIN 95-3706234

Finders' fees / placement fees

FRANCHISE GROUP, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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