401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bell and Howell, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$142M
Total assets Near avg plan size
786
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$180,691
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Bell and Howell, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$142M in assets, 786 participants

Bell and Howell, LLC's Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported $142M in total assets and 786 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,801 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $142M for 786 participants (~$180,691/participant), up 11.3% in 2023.

#16,801
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.3%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$142,023,091 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings 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. Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (786 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$55M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $128M in the plan year 2022 filing to $142M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 802 in the plan year 2022 filing to 786 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 800728837 · Bell and Howell, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan · $142M · 786 · 93rd

  • EBSA $142M
  • PART 786
  • TYPE 93rd
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Altium Packaging 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16801

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 North Carolina →

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$128M
Net Assets (End of Year)$142M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN800728837
Plan Effective Date2011-09-12
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bell and Howell, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bell and Howell, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$145M 13.27701869120017% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $128M $145M ▲ +13.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 802 $128M
2023 1 786 $142M
2024 1 694 $145M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.142023091 · Participants: 786Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Altium Packaging 401(k) Plan in GA ($142M); by covered participants it is The Davis Companies 401(k) Retirement Plan in MA (786 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($142M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (786 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 Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.3% during 2023, from $128M to $142M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Bell and Howell, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bell and Howell, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $128M to $145M.
Where does Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Altium Packaging 401(k) Plan in GA ($142M, 1,370 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Davis Companies 401(k) Retirement Plan in MA (786 participants, $6M 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 800728837.

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.