401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
347
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$102,557
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. · Alabama · Professional & Technical Services

$36M in assets, 347 participants

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.'s Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 347 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #16,703 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 347 participants (~$102,557/participant), up 11.2% in 2023.

#16,703
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+11.2%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,587,390 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) 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. Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (347 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 201414357 · Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $36M · 347 · 82nd

  • SCH $36M
  • SCH 347
  • SCH 82nd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Argus Media Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #16703

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Alabama →

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN201414357
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 17.301245178917323% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$32M$34M$36M$38M$40M 202220232024 $32M $37.5M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 350 $32M
2023 1 347 $36M
2024 1 277 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

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

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.03558739 · Participants: 347Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.854553916 · Participants: 20733Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49327201 · Participants: 24565Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.479278219 · Participants: 4618Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.361024189 · Participants: 9487Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.090263356 · Participants: 0Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Argus Media Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($36M); by covered participants it is Rug Doctor, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in TX (347 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 Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.2% during 2023, from $32M to $36M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $32M to $38M.
Where does Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Argus Media Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($36M, 233 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rug Doctor, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in TX (347 participants, $16M 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 201414357.

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.