401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Howell Instruments, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
78
Participants Small participant base
51st
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,144
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Howell Instruments, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$5M in assets, 78 participants

Howell Instruments, Inc.'s Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan reported $5M in total assets and 78 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #7,064 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Howell Instruments, Inc. multi-year trail

Howell Instruments, Inc.'s plans moved +21.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan at $5M / 78 participants.

#7,064
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-11.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $649K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$5,003,197 Top 49% higher than 51% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan is a small filing (78 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 751048879 · Howell Instruments, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan · $5M · 78 · 51st

  • EOY $5M
  • EOY 78
  • EOY 51st
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Amware Fulfillment, LLC Employee Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #7064

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Howell Instruments, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howell Instruments, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 21.234102914596406% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5M$5M$5.5M$6M$6.5M 202220232024 $5M $6.07M ▲ +21.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 78 $5M
2023 1 81 $5M
2024 1 80 $6M

Howell Instruments, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$649K
Employer EIN751048879
Plan Effective Date1999-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.005003197 · Participants: 78Howell Instruments 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Amware Fulfillment, LLC Employee Savings Plan in GA ($5M); by covered participants it is Truitt Oilfield Maintenance Corp. 401(k) Plan in CA (78 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (78 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.5% during 2022, from $6M to $5M. Reported net income was -$649K.
How have Howell Instruments, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howell Instruments, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.2%, from $5M to $6M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Amware Fulfillment, LLC Employee Savings Plan in GA ($5M, 523 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Truitt Oilfield Maintenance Corp. 401(k) Plan in CA (78 participants, $2M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 751048879.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.