401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merichem Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
135
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$385,662
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merichem Company Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merichem Company · Texas · Manufacturing

$52M in assets, 135 participants

Merichem Company's Merichem Company Savings Plan reported $52M in total assets and 135 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #17,043 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Merichem Company Savings Plan covers 135 participants in Texas, about 20% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $52M.

#17,043
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-14.4%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merichem Company Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merichem Company Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,064,326 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Merichem Company Savings 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. Merichem Company Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (135 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 741539883 · Merichem Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Merichem Company Savings Plan · $52M · 135 · 88th

  • ASSETS $52M
  • ASSETS 135
  • ASSETS 88th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Horrocks Engineers 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17043

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 →

Merichem Company Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN741539883
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merichem Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merichem Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 55.40688647347514% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$30M$40M$50M$60M 202220232024 $52.1M $23.2M ▼ -55.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 135 $52M
2023 1 134 $55M
2024 1 127 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Merichem Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Merichem Company Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052064326 · Participants: 135Merichem Company Savings 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
Merichem Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Merichem Company Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merichem Company Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Horrocks Engineers 401(k) Plan in UT ($52M); by covered participants it is Concordia Life Care Community 403(b) Plan in OK (135 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($52M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (135 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 Merichem Company Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Merichem Company Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.4% during 2022, from $61M to $52M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Merichem Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merichem Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 55.4%, from $52M to $23M.
Where does Merichem Company Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merichem Company Savings Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Merichem Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Horrocks Engineers 401(k) Plan in UT ($52M, 732 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merichem Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Concordia Life Care Community 403(b) Plan in OK (135 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 741539883.

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.