401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
162
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$139,316
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · Sponsored by Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$23M in assets, 162 participants

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported $23M in total assets and 162 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #14,514 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan covers 162 participants in Wisconsin, about 29% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#14,514
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-30.0%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,569,208 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (162 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 232888959 · Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · $23M · 162 · 79th

  • BOY $23M
  • BOY 162
  • BOY 79th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near The Professional Basketball Club, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #14514

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 Wisconsin →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN232888959
Plan Effective Date2000-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 18.0162352096362% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $42.6M $50.3M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 192 $43M
2023 2 208 $47M
2024 2 207 $50M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022569208 · Participants: 162Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Professional Basketball Club, LLC 401(k) Plan in OK ($23M); by covered participants it is News Communications Inc. 401(k) in TX (162 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (162 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 Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan contracted severely - down 30.0% during 2022, from $32M to $23M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $43M to $50M.
Where does Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Professional Basketball Club, LLC 401(k) Plan in OK ($23M, 182 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is News Communications Inc. 401(k) in TX (162 participants, N/A 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 232888959.

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.