401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets
182
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$136,358
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · Sponsored by Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$25M in assets, 182 participants

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported $25M in total assets and 182 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.

  • #12,585 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan covers 182 participants in Wisconsin, about 32% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#12,585
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+10.0%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,817,142 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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment 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. Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (182 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported participants rose from 162 in the plan year 2022 filing to 182 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 232888959 · Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · $25M · 182 · 76th

  • BOY $25M
  • SCH 182
  • EBSA 76th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Jhi Group Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
  • NET ind #12585

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 Wisconsin →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN232888959
Plan Effective Date2000-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 18.0162352096362% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $42.6M $50.3M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 192 $43M
2023 2 208 $47M
2024 2 207 $50M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024817142 · Participants: 182Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jhi Group Inc. Incentive Savings Plan in OH ($25M); by covered participants it is Broadmoor Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NE (182 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (182 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 Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.0% during 2023, from $23M to $25M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $43M to $50M.
Where does Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment 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 Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jhi Group Inc. Incentive Savings Plan in OH ($25M, 156 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Broadmoor Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NE (182 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 232888959.

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.