Retirement plan

MERICAL, INC. EMPLOYEE'S SAVINGS PLAN

Name: MERICAL, INC. - MERICAL, INC. EMPLOYEE'S SAVINGS PLAN (2023) Form 5500
Creator: MERICAL, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERICAL, INC. EMPLOYEE'S SAVINGS PLAN, MERICAL, INC.

MERICAL, INC.EIN 95-2393500Plan #002PY 2023

2995 E MIRALOMA AVENUE - ANAHEIM, CA 92806714-238-7225merical.comLinkedIn501-1000 employeesfood production

Prospect flagsLow assets / participantLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$10.9M

+31.6% from 2022

Total participants

620

-6.5% from 2022

Average account balance

$19,919

+39.3% from 2022

Annual return

18.69%

+38.23 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

See 2,422 peers

Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort2,422 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$12.42M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$23K

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.

542

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.

85.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.99M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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

+15.75%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$179

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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
ADP BROKER-DEALER4 years Filed as: ADP, INC. Service code 15 · EIN 13-3036745	Recordkeeping	$47,980
PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP LLC4 years Filed as: PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC Service code 15 · EIN 61-1758632	Recordkeeping	$30,633
ADP BROKER-DEALER9+ years Service code 59 · EIN 22-3319984	Shareholder Servicing	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3D

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.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityLow assets / participant
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$79K

$168 / participant

Recordkeeping$48K61.0%
Investment mgmt$31K39.0%

% of EOY assets

0.720%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: PENSION ASSURANCE LLP
Auditor EIN: 300840934
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$19,919

$99,201-79.9%

$96,544-79.4%

$74,473-73.3%

Participation rate

84.6%

80.7%+3.9pp

76.0%+8.6pp

70.7%+13.9pp

Annual return

18.69%

22.40%-3.7pp

25.88%-7.2pp

34.36%-15.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$907

$2,570-64.7%

$2,966-69.4%

$2,638-65.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,030

$4,938-38.6%

$4,851-37.6%

$4,530-33.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$143

$225-36.2%

$8,254-98.3%

$347-58.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

ADP BROKER-DEALER4 years

Filed as: ADP, INC.

Service code 15 · EIN 13-3036745

Recordkeeping

$47,980

PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP LLC4 years

Filed as: PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Service code 15 · EIN 61-1758632

Recordkeeping

$30,633

ADP BROKER-DEALER9+ years

Service code 59 · EIN 22-3319984

Shareholder Servicing

MERICAL, INC. EMPLOYEE'S SAVINGS PLAN

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MERICAL, INC. EMPLOYEE'S SAVINGS PLAN

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Benchmarksi

Analytics

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Expense breakdowni

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Expense breakdown

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