Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
30
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$668,773
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$20M in assets, 30 participants

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported $20M in total assets and 30 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #14,069 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $20M for 30 participants (~$668,773/participant), down 21.1% in 2022.

#14,069
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-21.1%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,063,195 Top 23% higher than 77% 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. Pension 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. Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan is a small filing (30 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 232888959 · Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan · $20M · 30 · 77th

  • IND $20M
  • IND 30
  • IND 77th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near James D. Morrissey, Inc. Et Al. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • IND ind #14069

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. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN232888959
Plan Effective Date2000-07-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020063195 · Participants: 30Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.074208374 · Participants: 7377The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 2.951985172 · Participants: 9724Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.144532065 · Participants: 3077Rockwell Automation Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.927367772 · Participants: 7278The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.826706645 · Participants: 1744Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is James D. Morrissey, Inc. Et Al. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA ($20M); by covered participants it is Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Walpole Co-Operative Bank in MA (30 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (30 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. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 21.1% during 2022, from $25M to $20M. Reported net income was -$5M.
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. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is James D. Morrissey, Inc. Et Al. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA ($20M, 43 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Walpole Co-Operative Bank in MA (30 participants, $9M 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.