ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Beistle Company ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
183
Participants Below avg headcount
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,688
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Beistle Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$15M in assets, 183 participants

The Beistle Company's The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $15M in total assets and 183 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #12,810 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 183 participants in Pennsylvania, about 22% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#12,810
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-7.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,131,834 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership 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. The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (183 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 230396050 · The Beistle Company PY 2022 · ESOP

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $15M · 183 · 73rd

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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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN230396050
Plan Effective Date1976-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Beistle Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Beistle Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 4.990042579734931% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$25M$26M$27M$28M 202220232024 $25.7M $27M ▲ +5.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 372 $26M
2023 2 431 $25M
2024 2 396 $27M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015131834 · Participants: 183The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanWawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.519811811 · Participants: 22323Wawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement, Total assets ($B): 1.154561341 · Participants: 337Bradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust AgreementSheetz, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.533697969 · Participants: 12847Sheetz, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.48126732 · Participants: 2268Centimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustNewage Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.310383492 · Participants: 304Newage Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
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The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest ESOP by assets is The Gordon Highlander Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($15M); by covered participants it is National Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VA (183 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (183 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 The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.5% during 2022, from $16M to $15M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have The Beistle Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Beistle Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.0%, from $26M to $27M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Gordon Highlander Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($15M, 74 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Beistle Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VA (183 participants, $8M 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 230396050.

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.