Retirement plan

MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: MERKEL COMPANY, INC. - MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: MERKEL COMPANY, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, MERKEL COMPANY, INC.

MERKEL COMPANY, INC.EIN 39-1380262Plan #001PY 2017

1111 W. VETERANS PARKWAY, PO BOX 246 - MARSHFIELD, WI 54449715-384-8717LinkedIn1-10 employees

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.6M

+19.6% from 2016

Total participants

+6.7% from 2016

Average account balance

$108,803

+19.6% from 2016

Annual return

12.65%

+3.53 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 14,318 peers

Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort14,318 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.19M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$191K

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.

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.

137.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$184K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$11K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+15.21%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$6116

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

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.
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.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$21K

$810 / participant

Other / not subdivided$21K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.806%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$108,803

$63,346+71.8%

$92,240+18.0%

$70,126+55.2%

Participation rate

69.2%

68.7%+0.6pp

76.5%-7.3pp

69.5%-0.3pp

Annual return

12.65%

530.19%-517.5pp

176.29%-163.6pp

73.15%-60.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,741

$2,471-29.6%

$3,680-52.7%

$2,343-25.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,782

$2,854+67.6%

$3,897+22.7%

$3,332+43.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$877

$3,841-77.2%

$5,194-83.1%

$4,645-81.1%

MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion