401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Howard Energy Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
41
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$254,257
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan · Sponsored by Howard Energy Co., Inc. · California · Mining & Oil Extraction

$10M in assets, 41 participants

Howard Energy Co., Inc.'s Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported $10M in total assets and 41 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

  • #286 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Mining & Oil Extraction sector rank

Within Mining & Oil Extraction, Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan ranks #286 of 785 2024 filers by assets (1180% of the sector average)-$10M for 41 participants.

#286
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
-26.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Mining & Oil Extraction and all filers

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,424,527 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings 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. Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan is a small filing (41 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported net income fell from $544K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported participants rose from 25 in the plan year 2023 filing to 41 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $14M 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 911218779 · Howard Energy Co., Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan · $10M · 41 · 57th

  • ASSETS $10M
  • PCT 41
  • EIN 57th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Luckey Farmers, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #286

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Mining & Oil Extraction filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN911218779
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howard Energy Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howard Energy Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 23.281057090020386% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $13.6M $10.4M ▼ -23.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 33 $14M
2023 1 25 $14M
2024 1 41 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010424527 · Participants: 41Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Luckey Farmers, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH ($10M); by covered participants it is Behavior Basics Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL (41 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (41 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 Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan declined sharply - down 26.2% during 2024, from $14M to $10M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Howard Energy Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howard Energy Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 23.3%, from $14M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Luckey Farmers, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH ($10M, 126 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howard Energy Tax Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Behavior Basics Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL (41 participants, $599K 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 911218779.

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.