ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Decibel Research, Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-07-24
- $24M
- Total assets
- 130
- Participants
- 74th
- Percentile by assets
- $188,000
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Decibel Research, Inc. · Alabama · Professional & Technical Services
$24M in assets, 130 participants
Decibel Research, Inc.'s Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $24M in total assets and 130 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.
- 74th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Alabama
Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 130 participants in Alabama, about 35% of the average Alabama filer (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $24M.
- $24M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 130
- covered participants
- 74th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $188,000
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $896K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 126 in the plan year 2023 filing to 130 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Alabama filers
In Alabama, the average filing covers about 369 participants across 1,507 plans. Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports 130 participants - about 35% of that state average ($24M EOY assets).
Alabama filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $24M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2M |
| Net Income | $896K |
| Employer EIN | 421551697 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2020-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Decibel Research, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 248 | $49M |
| 2023 | 2 | 279 | $60M |
| 2024 | 2 | 284 | $66M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Alabama
Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
- Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $515M · 1,644
- Inline Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan $243M · 298
- Signature Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan $225M · 125
- Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $195M · 1,041
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Employees of David Volkert and Associates, Inc. and Subsidiaries $182M · 958
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Decibel Research, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks above the median plan by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar ESOP plans in Alabama. Compare plans
- Decibel Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans
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 421551697.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.