Retirement plan

THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF PRICESMART, INC.

Name: PRICESMART, INC. - THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF PRICESMART, INC. (2016) Form 5500
Creator: PRICESMART, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF PRICESMART, INC., PRICESMART, INC.

PRICESMART, INC.EIN 33-0628530Plan #002PY 2016

9740 SCRANTON ROAD - SAN DIEGO, CA 921211777858-404-8819pricesmart.comLinkedIn5001-10000 employeesretail

Prospect flagsFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$42.9M

+16.0% from 2015

Total participants

789

+4.4% from 2015

Average account balance

$54,992

+9.6% from 2015

Annual return

6.68%

+4.74 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 1,219 peers

Peer group

Industry42 - Wholesale Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort1,219 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$95.22M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$100K

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.

950

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.

99.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$8.19M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$14K

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

+13.65%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$42

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
T ROWE PRICE RPS INC1 year Filed as: T.ROWE PRICE RPS, INC. Service code 51 100 EAST PRATT ST. · BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Investment Mgmt Fees	$7,770

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3F

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.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

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

$8K

$14 / participant

Other / not subdivided$8K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.018%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: PKF
Auditor EIN: 813391684
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$54,992

$107,378-48.8%

$108,582-49.4%

$57,658-4.6%

Participation rate

98.6%

77.1%+21.5pp

79.6%+19.0pp

70.2%+28.3pp

Annual return

6.68%

12.80%-6.1pp

-51.70%+58.4pp

5.13%+1.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,536

$1,782+98.5%

$3,758-5.9%

$1,974+79.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,935

$3,221+53.2%

$4,311+14.5%

$3,061+61.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$10

$108-90.8%

$7,645-99.9%

$95-89.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

T ROWE PRICE RPS INC1 year

Filed as: T.ROWE PRICE RPS, INC.

Service code 51

100 EAST PRATT ST. · BALTIMORE, MD 21202

Investment Mgmt Fees

$7,770

THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF PRICESMART, INC.

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