Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
123
Participants Small participant base
26th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8,679
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by New South Companies, Inc. · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$1M in assets, 123 participants

New South Companies, Inc.'s New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan reported $1M in total assets and 123 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 26th 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.

  • #2,426 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan covers 123 participants in South Carolina, about 33% of the average South Carolina filer (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $1M.

#2,426
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-93.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,067,540 26th percentile higher than 26% 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

New South Companies, Inc. Pension 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. New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (123 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 571128614 · New South Companies, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan · $1M · 123 · 26th

  • NET $1M
  • NET 123
  • NET 26th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Heshima Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • NET ind #2426

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 →

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$16M
Employer EIN571128614
Plan Effective Date1985-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New South Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New South Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$142M 37.1519655806237% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $103M $142M ▲ +37.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,262 $103M
2023 1 2,374 $129M
2024 1 2,648 $142M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in South Carolina

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

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00106754 · Participants: 123New South Companies, Inc. Pension PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.719675199 · Participants: 2366The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension PlanMichelin Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.082777357 · Participants: 4145Michelin Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc, Total assets ($B): 1.161191922 · Participants: 4649Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of BcbsscKennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.534650277 · Participants: 619Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income PlanWaterfront Employers - Ila Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.439607531 · Participants: 1720Waterfront Employers - Ila Pension Plan
New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Heshima Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($1M); by covered participants it is Nor-Cal Beverage Co. , Inc. Employee Pension Plan in CA (123 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (123 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 New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 93.6% during 2022, from $17M to $1M. Reported net income was -$16M.
How have New South Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New South Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 37.2%, from $103M to $142M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Heshima Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($1M, 3 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New South Companies, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nor-Cal Beverage Co. , Inc. Employee Pension Plan in CA (123 participants, $13M 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 571128614.

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.