401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bell and Howell, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$145M
Total assets Near avg plan size
694
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$208,319
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Bell and Howell, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$145M in assets, 694 participants

Bell and Howell, LLC's Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported $145M in total assets and 694 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,827 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $145M for 694 participants (~$208,319/participant), up 1.8% in 2024.

#15,827
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.8%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$144,573,224 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings 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. Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (694 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 786 in the plan year 2023 filing to 694 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $142M in the plan year 2023 filing to $145M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 800728837 · Bell and Howell, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan · $145M · 694 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $145M
  • VS-ST 694
  • VS-ST 93rd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Genesis Employer Contribution Plan
  • VS-ST ind #15827

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 North Carolina →

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$142M
Net Assets (End of Year)$145M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN800728837
Plan Effective Date2011-09-12
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bell and Howell, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bell and Howell, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$145M 13.27701869120017% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $128M $145M ▲ +13.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 802 $128M
2023 1 786 $142M
2024 1 694 $145M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.144573224 · Participants: 694Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 62.902405616 · Participants: 168963The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316486587 · Participants: 39468Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.269744 · Participants: 27341Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.349291649 · Participants: 27070Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.231001739 · Participants: 52699Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Genesis Employer Contribution Plan in MI ($145M); by covered participants it is C.N. Brown Co. 401(k) Plan in ME (694 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (694 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 Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 1.8% during 2024, from $142M to $145M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Bell and Howell, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bell and Howell, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $128M to $145M.
Where does Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Genesis Employer Contribution Plan in MI ($145M, 4,680 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is C.N. Brown Co. 401(k) Plan in ME (694 participants, $15M 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 800728837.

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.