MPW Industrial Services, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
MPW Industrial Services Savings Plan
Hebron, OHProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services1,930 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$915Employer $ per active participant
$1,566Employee $ saved per active participant
0.44%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$49.6MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity9.3 / 5019th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost6.9 / 2528th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.2 / 158th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score17 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 19th |
| Lower admin cost | 28th |
| Employee saving | 8th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $3,640 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- MPW Industrial Services put in about $915 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (0.44% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $1,765,395 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,022,200 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $31,634 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $200,774 |
| Other admin expenses | $200,774 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,340,839 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $42.7M / $49.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,767 / 2,092 |
| Participants with account balances | 644 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | PW Partners, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and S | $42,291 reported compensation |
| PW Partners , LLC | $11,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014161254NAL0001666915001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 31-1014212, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.