Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
282
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$219,374
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. · Sponsored by Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. · Missouri · Information & Media

$62M in assets, 282 participants

Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.'s Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. reported $62M in total assets and 282 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #2,325 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. covers 282 participants in Missouri, about 38% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $62M.

#2,325
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-13.5%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,863,353 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. 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. Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (282 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. reported net income rose from -$19M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. end-of-year assets fell from $72M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. reported participants fell from 314 in the plan year 2022 filing to 282 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 430718484 · Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. · $62M · 282 · 88th

  • ASSETS $62M
  • ASSETS 282
  • ASSETS 88th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near American President Lines, LLC Retirement Account Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2325

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN430718484
Plan Effective Date1964-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$185M 5.318448221821743% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$185M$190M$195M$200M 202220232024 $196M $185M ▼ -5.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,487 $196M
2023 3 1,528 $193M
2024 2 1,379 $185M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.061863353 · Participants: 282Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis
Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is American President Lines, LLC Retirement Account Plan in VA ($62M); by covered participants it is Teamster Affiliates Pension Plan in DC (282 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (282 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. assets move in 2023?
Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. pulled back noticeably - down 13.5% during 2023, from $72M to $62M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 5.3%, from $196M to $185M.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. ranks in the 88th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American President Lines, LLC Retirement Account Plan in VA ($62M, 42 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teamster Affiliates Pension Plan in DC (282 participants, $250M in assets).