401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Howell Instruments, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
81
Participants Small participant base
44th
Percentile by assets National rank
$60,016
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Howell Instruments, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$5M in assets, 81 participants

Howell Instruments, Inc.'s Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan reported $5M in total assets and 81 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 44th 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.

  • #5,066 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Howell Instruments, Inc. multi-year trail

Howell Instruments, Inc.'s plans moved +21.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan at $5M / 81 participants.

#5,066
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-2.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $142K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,861,264 44th percentile higher than 44% 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

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan is a small filing (81 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$649K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$142K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 78 in the plan year 2022 filing to 81 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 751048879 · Howell Instruments, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan · $5M · 81 · 44th

  • BOY $5M
  • BOY 81
  • BOY 44th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Farmers State Bank Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOY ind #5066

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 →

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Howell Instruments, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howell Instruments, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 21.234102914596406% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5M$5M$5.5M$6M$6.5M 202220232024 $5M $6.07M ▲ +21.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 78 $5M
2023 1 81 $5M
2024 1 80 $6M

Howell Instruments, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$142K
Employer EIN751048879
Plan Effective Date1999-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004861264 · Participants: 81Howell Instruments 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Farmers State Bank Profit Sharing Plan in KS ($5M); by covered participants it is Vaughn Electric Company,Inc. 401(k) Plan in TN (81 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (81 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 Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 2.8% during 2023, from $5M to $5M. Reported net income was -$142K.
How have Howell Instruments, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howell Instruments, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.2%, from $5M to $6M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Farmers State Bank Profit Sharing Plan in KS ($5M, 12 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howell Instruments 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vaughn Electric Company,Inc. 401(k) Plan in TN (81 participants, $5M 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 751048879.

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.