401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Showa Denko Carbon Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$47M
Total assets Below avg plan size
277
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$168,047
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Showa Denko Carbon Inc. · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$47M in assets, 277 participants

Showa Denko Carbon Inc.'s Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $47M in total assets and 277 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #16,798 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $47M for 277 participants (~$168,047/participant), down 24.2% in 2022.

#16,798
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.2%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$46,549,092 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) 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. Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (277 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 581787336 · Showa Denko Carbon Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $47M · 277 · 87th

  • SCH $47M
  • EBSA 277
  • PART 87th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Lbb Specialties 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #16798

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 South Carolina →

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cornerstone Employee Stock Ownership 401(k) PlanCornerstone Employee Stock O…$47MFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. 401(k) PlanFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow…$47MShowa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) PlanShowa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401…$47MLbb Specialties 401(k) Plan$47MGentherm Retirement Savings PlanGentherm Retirement Savings …$47M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$47M
Net Income-$15M
Employer EIN581787336
Plan Effective Date1988-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Showa Denko Carbon Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Showa Denko Carbon Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 12.656100789248478% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$44M$46M$48M$50M$52M$54M 202220232024 $46.6M $52.4M ▲ +12.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 277 $47M
2023 1 301 $49M
2024 1 287 $52M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.046549092 · Participants: 277Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.615828322 · Participants: 13708Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.219673264 · Participants: 7829The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.214442524 · Participants: 9714Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.154082573 · Participants: 6185The Milliken Retirement PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.085276125 · Participants: 11881Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lbb Specialties 401(k) Plan in CT ($47M); by covered participants it is Lindamood 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in TX (277 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (277 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 Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 24.2% during 2022, from $61M to $47M. Reported net income was -$15M.
How have Showa Denko Carbon Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Showa Denko Carbon Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.7%, from $47M to $52M.
Where does Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lbb Specialties 401(k) Plan in CT ($47M, 72 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lindamood 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in TX (277 participants, $1M 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 581787336.

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.