401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
197
Participants Below avg headcount
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$89,312
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$18M in assets, 197 participants

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.'s Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $18M in total assets and 197 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #11,133 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 197 participants in California, about 31% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $18M.

#11,133
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+25.5%
assets growth YoY

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,594,522 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Merle Norman Cosmetics, 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. Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (197 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 952948991 · Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $18M · 197 · 70th

  • BOY $18M
  • BOY 197
  • BOY 70th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Union Avenue Healthcare Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #11133

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 California →

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN952948991
Plan Effective Date1999-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 22.34031377648376% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $30.8M $37.7M ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 390 $31M
2023 2 373 $36M
2024 2 383 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017594522 · Participants: 197Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Union Avenue Healthcare Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ ($18M); by covered participants it is Rave 401(k) Plan in MA (197 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (197 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 Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 25.5% during 2023, from $14M to $18M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.3%, from $31M to $38M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Union Avenue Healthcare Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ ($18M, 369 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rave 401(k) Plan in MA (197 participants, N/A 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 952948991.

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.