401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 188
Participants Below avg headcount: 77th
Percentile by assets National rank: $157,450
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · Sponsored by Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$30M in assets, 188 participants

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported $30M in total assets and 188 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

#12,182 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan covers 188 participants in Wisconsin, about 33% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#12,182
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers): +19.3%
assets growth YoY: 0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$29,600,553 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment 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. Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (188 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported participants rose from 182 in the plan year 2023 filing to 188 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 232888959 · Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · $30M · 188 · 77th

PART $30M
TYPE 188
NET 77th
BOOK 401(k)
VS-ST near Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc. 401(k) Plan
BOY ind #12182

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 Wisconsin →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$30M
Net Income	$5M
Employer EIN	232888959
Plan Effective Date	2000-06-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $50M 18.0162352096362% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	192	$43M
2023	2	208	$47M
2024	2	207	$50M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan $10.5B · 80,015
Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan $7.2B · 28,489
Fiserv 401(k) Savings Plan $5.1B · 26,372
Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan $5.0B · 11,661
Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan $3.8B · 9,217

Compare Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($30M); by covered participants it is Trinity Rehab, LLC 401(k) Plan in NC (188 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($30M here).

Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $30M · 338
Sign-Zone, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (MN) $30M · 482
The Business Software, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (GA) $30M · 138
Wingate Management Company 401(k) Plan (MA) $30M · 734

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (188 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Trinity Rehab, LLC 401(k) Plan (NC) 188 · 0 off
Burdette Beckmann, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (FL) 188 · 0 off
Advanced Digital Cable, Inc 401(k) Plan (NC) 188 · 0 off
Mainstreet Bank 401(k) Plan (VA) 188 · 0 off

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 Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan grew sharply - up 19.3% during 2024, from $25M to $30M. Reported net income was $5M.

How have Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer Cutting Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $43M to $50M.

Where does Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($30M, 338 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Trinity Rehab, LLC 401(k) Plan in NC (188 participants, $7M 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 232888959.