Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Low & Bonar Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
16
Participants Small participant base
48th
Percentile by assets National rank
$373,795
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Low & Bonar Inc. · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$6M in assets, 16 participants

Low & Bonar Inc.'s Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan reported $6M in total assets and 16 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 48th 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.

  • #5,910 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Low & Bonar Inc. multi-year trail

Low & Bonar Inc.'s plans moved -74.1% in assets from 2022 to 2023; this filing shows Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan at $6M / 16 participants.

#5,910
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,980,726 48th percentile higher than 48% 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

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement 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. Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan is a small filing (16 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $520K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 200411022 · Low & Bonar Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan · $6M · 16 · 48th

  • EBSA $6M
  • PART 16
  • TYPE 48th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near The Newark Morning Ledger Co. News. & Mail Del Pen
  • VS-ST ind #5910

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 North Carolina →

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Low & Bonar Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Low & Bonar Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 74.13554219550828% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 20222023 $23.1M $5.98M ▼ -74.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 216 $23M
2023 3 213 $6M

Low & Bonar Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income$520K
Employer EIN200411022
Plan Effective Date1995-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.005980726 · Participants: 16Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Newark Morning Ledger Co. News. & Mail Del Pen in NJ ($6M); by covered participants it is Middleburgh Telephone Company Pension Plan in NY (16 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2023, from $5M to $6M. Reported net income was $520K.
How have Low & Bonar Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Low & Bonar Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 74.1%, from $23M to $6M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Newark Morning Ledger Co. News. & Mail Del Pen in NJ ($6M, 19 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Low & Bonar Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Middleburgh Telephone Company Pension Plan in NY (16 participants, N/A in assets).