ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Pala Group, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
347
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,984
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Pala Group, Inc. · Louisiana · Construction

$34M in assets, 347 participants

Pala Group, Inc.'s Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $34M in total assets and 347 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #7,156 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $34M for 347 participants (~$97,984/participant), up 20.2% in 2023.

#7,156
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+20.2%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,000,527 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Pala Group, 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. Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (347 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $34M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 333 in the plan year 2022 filing to 347 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 720932277 · Pala Group, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $34M · 347 · 81st

  • SCH $34M
  • EBSA 347
  • PART 81st
  • TYPE ESOP
  • NET near Exxel Pacific, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • BOOK ind #7156

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 Louisiana →

Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN720932277
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pala Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pala Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$56M 17.25059294000861% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $47.8M $56M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 701 $48M
2023 2 751 $59M
2024 2 751 $56M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Louisiana

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

Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 34.000527 · Participants: 347Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMagnolia Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 611.505673 · Participants: 44Magnolia Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 446.486105 · Participants: 3467Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMcelroy Metal Mill, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 143.058565 · Participants: 570Mcelroy Metal Mill, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRogers Manufacturing Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 132.262774 · Participants: 153Rogers Manufacturing Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanGulf Coast Bank & Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 126.28162 · Participants: 820Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Louisiana, the nearest ESOP by assets is Exxel Pacific, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WA ($34M); by covered participants it is Minnwest Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (347 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 Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 20.2% during 2023, from $28M to $34M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Pala Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pala Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $48M to $56M.
Where does Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 81st 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 Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Exxel Pacific, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WA ($34M, 163 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pala Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Minnwest Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (346 participants, $4M 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 720932277.

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.