401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets
267
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$91,818
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Recorded Books, Inc. · Maryland · Information & Media

$25M in assets, 267 participants

Recorded Books, Inc.'s Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $25M in total assets and 267 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #1,888 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 267 participants in Maryland, about 29% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#1,888
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+25.3%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,515,388 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Recorded Books, Inc. 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. Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (267 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 251 in the plan year 2022 filing to 267 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 464533122 · Recorded Books, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $25M · 267 · 76th

  • ASSETS $25M
  • ASSETS 267
  • ASSETS 76th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Tilson Built Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • ASSETS ind #1888

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 Maryland →

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN464533122
Plan Effective Date2014-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Recorded Books, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Recorded Books, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31M 57.693571028509815% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $19.6M $30.9M ▲ +57.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 251 $20M
2023 1 267 $25M
2024 1 302 $31M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024515388 · Participants: 267Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.273019756 · Participants: 91511Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.20606962 · Participants: 96415Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.357344903 · Participants: 6292T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.951576315 · Participants: 2767Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.217483854 · Participants: 80121Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tilson Built Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($25M); by covered participants it is Unique Fabricating Inc Profit Sharing and 401 K Plan in DE (267 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (267 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 Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 25.3% during 2023, from $20M to $25M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Recorded Books, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Recorded Books, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 57.7%, from $20M to $31M.
Where does Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tilson Built Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($25M, 236 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Unique Fabricating Inc Profit Sharing and 401 K Plan in DE (267 participants, $7M 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 464533122.

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.