ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Scientific Engineering, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
6
Participants Small participant base
31st
Percentile by assets National rank
$349,128
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Scientific Engineering, Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$2M in assets, 6 participants

Scientific Engineering, Inc.'s Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 6 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 31st 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.

  • #2,881 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Scientific Engineering, Inc. multi-year trail

Scientific Engineering, Inc.'s plans moved -28.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan at $2M / 6 participants.

#2,881
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-31.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $967K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,094,768 31st percentile higher than 31% of 127,068 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 2023

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan is a micro filing (6 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$32K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$967K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 480760671 · Scientific Engineering, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 6 · 31st

  • VS-ST $2M
  • VS-ST 6
  • VS-ST 31st
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • VS-ST near Argi Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2881

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 Kansas →

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hale Northeastern Employee Stock Ownership PlanHale Northeastern Employee S…$2MDavis, Gregory, & Kyle, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDavis, Gregory, & Kyle, Inc.…$2MScientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership PlanScientific Engineering Inc E…$2MArgi Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanArgi Holdings, Inc. Employee…$2MSpencer County Bank Employees' Stock Ownership Plan & TrustSpencer County Bank Employee…$2M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scientific Engineering, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Scientific Engineering, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 28.49697814893864% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5M$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M 202220232024 $3.06M $2.19M ▼ -28.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6 $3M
2023 1 6 $2M
2024 1 7 $2M

Scientific Engineering, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$967K
Employer EIN480760671
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Kansas

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

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000200400600800 -1000100200300400 Total assets ($M) Participants Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.094768 · Participants: 6Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership PlanPbi-Gordon Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 358.733267 · Participants: 488Pbi-Gordon Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHarcros Chemicals, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 296.082944 · Participants: 549Harcros Chemicals, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMmc Corp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 239.968034 · Participants: 754Mmc Corp Employee Stock Ownership PlanGlobe Engineering Co Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 136.184991 · Participants: 236Globe Engineering Co Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustInland Truck Parts Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 98.736189 · Participants: 665Inland Truck Parts Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Argi Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KY ($2M); by covered participants it is First Guaranty Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in LA (6 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 31.6% during 2023, from $3M to $2M. Reported net income was -$967K.
How have Scientific Engineering, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Scientific Engineering, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 28.5%, from $3M to $2M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Argi Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KY ($2M, 253 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Scientific Engineering Inc Employees Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is First Guaranty Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in LA (6 participants, $17K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 480760671.

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.