ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Woodward Communications, Inc ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $33M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 263
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 79th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $126,678
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Woodward Communications, Inc · Iowa · Information & Media
$33M in assets, 263 participants
Woodward Communications, Inc's Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $33M in total assets and 263 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.
- #2,013 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Coverage in Iowa
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 263 participants in Iowa, about 43% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $33M.
- #2,013
- in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
- -4.5%
- assets change YoY
- 0.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $829K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$33,316,359 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Woodward Communications, 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. Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (263 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$829K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 222 in the plan year 2023 filing to 263 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 420559640 · Woodward Communications, Inc PY 2024 · ESOP
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $33M · 263 · 79th
- NET $33M
- BOOK 263
- VS-ST 79th
- BOY ESOP
- SCH near Metcut Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- EBSA ind #2013
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 Iowa →
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Iowa filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $35M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $15M |
| Net Income | -$829K |
| Employer EIN | 420559640 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Woodward Communications, Inc)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Woodward Communications, Inc plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $70M 1.1650333674190096% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 764 | $71M |
| 2023 | 2 | 502 | $71M |
| 2024 | 2 | 567 | $70M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa
Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $877M · 819
- Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $659M · 849
- Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan $498M · 907
- Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust $473M · 658
- Vgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $426M · 1,169
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount
Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Metcut Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($33M); by covered participants it is Spencer's Air Conditioning & Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ (263 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($33M here).
- Metcut Employee Stock Ownership Plan (OH) $33M · 140
- The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (OH) $33M · 160
- Larusso Concrete, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (OR) $33M · 166
- Fei, Inc. 2013 Second Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (ND) $33M · 93
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (263 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.