National Beverage Corp. 401(k) Review & Grade
National Beverage Investment and Profit Sharing Plan
Plantation, FLManufacturing1,620 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$627Employer $ per active participant
$3,583Employee $ saved per active participant
0.27%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$89.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$54,920Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity4.6 / 509th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost11.2 / 2545th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving4.7 / 1531th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score28 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 9th |
| Lower admin cost | 45th |
| Employee saving | 31th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $121,035 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- National Beverage put in about $627 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- 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 | $1,014,957 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,802,821 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $296,519 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $229,030 |
| Contract administrator fees | $229,030 |
| Benefits paid out | $10,276,392 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $81.5M / $89.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,592 / 1,647 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,624 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Ramos & Floyd Cpas PLLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $229,029 reported compensation |
| Sageview Advisory Group, LLC | $57,736 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015104423NAL0002162755001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 59-2605822, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.