ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
37
Participants Small participant base
29th
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,196
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Metropolitan Communications, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Information & Media

$2M in assets, 37 participants

Metropolitan Communications, Inc.'s Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 37 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 29th 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.

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

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. multi-year trail

Metropolitan Communications, Inc.'s plans moved -29.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $2M / 37 participants.

#432
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-33.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $562K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,820,269 29th percentile higher than 29% 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

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (37 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $658K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$562K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 25 in the plan year 2022 filing to 37 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 232150972 · Metropolitan Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 37 · 29th

  • BOOK $2M
  • VS-ST 37
  • BOY 29th
  • SCH ESOP
  • EBSA near Speak, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PART ind #432

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Metropolitan Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 28.969138120623477% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5M$2M$2.5M$3M 202220232024 $2.74M $1.95M ▼ -28.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 25 $3M
2023 1 37 $2M
2024 1 19 $2M

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$562K
Employer EIN232150972
Plan Effective Date2011-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001820269 · Participants: 37Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.338226537 · Participants: 42695Wawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement, Total assets ($B): 1.558044827 · Participants: 342Bradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust AgreementCentimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.686501046 · Participants: 2353Centimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustSheetz, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.686202616 · Participants: 13858Sheetz, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanD & H Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.288933356 · Participants: 1461D & H Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest ESOP by assets is Speak, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($2M); by covered participants it is Alexander Clark, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in ID (37 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (37 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 Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 33.6% during 2023, from $3M to $2M. Reported net income was -$562K.
How have Metropolitan Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Metropolitan Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 29.0%, from $3M to $2M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Speak, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($2M, 12 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metropolitan Communications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alexander Clark, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in ID (37 participants, $4M 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 232150972.

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.