ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $11M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 254
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 57th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $41,928
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. · Arkansas · Finance & Insurance
$11M in assets, 254 participants
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc.'s The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $11M in total assets and 254 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.
- #3,507 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in Arkansas
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 254 participants in Arkansas, about 9% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $11M.
- #3,507
- in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
- -4.1%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $459K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Finance & Insurance and all filers
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$10,649,649 Top 43% higher than 57% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (254 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$459K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 268 in the plan year 2023 filing to 254 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 710600180 · The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $11M · 254 · 57th
- PART $11M
- PART 254
- PART 57th
- PART ESOP
- PART near Crystal Heating & Cooling Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- PART ind #3507
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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Arkansas →
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Arkansas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $11M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $11M |
| Net Income | -$459K |
| Employer EIN | 710600180 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1982-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $11M 66.10043940053288% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 562 | $31M |
| 2023 | 1 | 268 | $11M |
| 2024 | 1 | 254 | $11M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Arkansas
Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $476M · 1,400
- Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $317M · 3,196
- Central Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust $103M · N/A
- Rubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan $70M · 147
- Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $48M · 1,295
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount
Outside Arkansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Crystal Heating & Cooling Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO ($11M); by covered participants it is Barry Isett & Associates Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA (254 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (254 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Barry Isett & Associates Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan (PA) 254 · 0 off
- A-V Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (NJ) 254 · 0 off
- Anderson Fabrics, Inc. ESOP (MN) 253 · 1 off
- Sb Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (OH) 255 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.