ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Metro Sales, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
246
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$305,112
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#5,730
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+29.0%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$75,057,573 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (246 participants).

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410957753 · Metro Sales, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $75M · 246 · 89th

  • VS-ST $75M
  • VS-ST 246
  • VS-ST 89th
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • VS-ST near Century Drywall, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #5730

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 Minnesota →

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$74M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN410957753
Plan Effective Date2019-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Metro Sales, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Metro Sales, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$183M 44.137728999943675% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $127M $183M ▲ +44.1%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 02004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 75.057573 · Participants: 246Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAndersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 899.073238 · Participants: 11644Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 497.538965 · Participants: 789Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLandscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 432.374379 · Participants: 446Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustHormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing Trust, Total assets ($M): 431.874919 · Participants: 4575Hormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing TrustForce America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 426.610266 · Participants: 412Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Century Drywall, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in RI ($75M); by covered participants it is Universal Screen Arts Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (246 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (246 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 Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 29.0% during 2023, from $58M to $75M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Metro Sales, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Metro Sales, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.1%, from $127M to $183M.
Where does Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Century Drywall, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in RI ($75M, 43 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metro Sales, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Universal Screen Arts Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (246 participants, $3M 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 410957753.

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.