ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Metro Sales, Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $75M
- Total assets
- 246
- Participants
- 89th
- Percentile by assets
- $305,112
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Metro Sales, Inc. · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade
$75M in assets, 246 participants
Metro Sales, Inc.'s Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $75M in total assets and 246 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.
- 89th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #5,730 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
Coverage in Minnesota
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 246 participants in Minnesota, about 22% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $75M.
- $75M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 246
- covered participants
- 89th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $305,112
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $75M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 232 in the plan year 2022 filing to 246 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Minnesota filers
In Minnesota, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 2,865 plans. Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports 246 participants - about 22% of that state average ($75M EOY assets).
Minnesota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $58M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $74M |
| Net Income | $17M |
| Employer EIN | 410957753 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2019-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Metro Sales, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 488 | $127M |
| 2023 | 2 | 496 | $160M |
| 2024 | 2 | 520 | $183M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Minnesota
Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
- Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $899M · 11,644
- Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $498M · 789
- Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust $432M · 446
- Hormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing Trust $432M · 4,575
- Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $427M · 412
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Metro Sales, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 44.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans