401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Apel Steel Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
60
Participants Small participant base
55th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,827
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Apel Steel Corporation · Alabama · Manufacturing

$10M in assets, 60 participants

Apel Steel Corporation's Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan reported $10M in total assets and 60 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

  • #7,174 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Apel Steel Corporation multi-year trail

Apel Steel Corporation's plans moved +26.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan at $10M / 60 participants.

#7,174
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-1.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $125K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$9,589,639 Top 45% higher than 55% of 123,620 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 2024

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan is a small filing (60 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$125K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan reported participants rose from 56 in the plan year 2023 filing to 60 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan end-of-year assets fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 630931480 · Apel Steel Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan · $10M · 60 · 55th

  • TYPE $10M
  • NET 60
  • BOOK 55th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Itr Concession Company, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #7174

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 Alabama →

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution PlanApel Steel Corporation Discr…$10MItr Concession Company, LLC 401(k) PlanItr Concession Company, LLC …$10MHillerich & Bradsby Co. Thrift PlanHillerich & Bradsby Co. Thri…$10MFortune Transportation 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanFortune Transportation 401(k…$10MCiveo Management LLC 401(k) Retirement PlanCiveo Management LLC 401(k) …$10M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Apel Steel Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Apel Steel Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 26.40244441740845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M 202220232024 $7.59M $9.59M ▲ +26.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 49 $8M
2023 1 56 $10M
2024 1 60 $10M

Apel Steel Corporation filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$125K
Employer EIN630931480
Plan Effective Date1986-06-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

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

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009589639 · Participants: 60Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.197489981 · Participants: 20783Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.722944967 · Participants: 29454Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.651353194 · Participants: 4638Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.472398962 · Participants: 8628Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.234118844 · Participants: 6167Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Itr Concession Company, LLC 401(k) Plan in IN ($10M); by covered participants it is Clos Lachance Wines, LLC 401-K Profit Sharing Plan in CA (60 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (60 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan edged down modestly - down 1.3% during 2024, from $10M to $10M. Reported net income was -$125K.
How have Apel Steel Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Apel Steel Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.4%, from $8M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Itr Concession Company, LLC 401(k) Plan in IN ($10M, 280 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Clos Lachance Wines, LLC 401-K Profit Sharing Plan in CA (60 participants, $661K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 630931480.

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.