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Company
D••••••• E••••••••• L••
Last verified Sep 13, 2026
4 sources · 16 observations · 1 event
Scored yesterday
What matters now
- $1.4M to $4.9Mprobable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $1.4M to $4.9M on revenue of $17.5M to $30.9M, estimated from 103 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 55% confidence - 83dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 36 years since founding; sector demand +14.7, industrial manufacturing: sponsor demand index 0.98 (anonymised market prior); benefit plans +5, 3 benefit plans on file (a professionalised employer).
The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.
DerivedDFX score, 23 Sep 2026 - 96data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 4 independent sources; latest effective observation 13 Sep 2026; size estimate at 55% confidence.
How much of this page rests on independent sources rather than on our estimates.
Measuredcount of sources and dates on the record
Dealability
83
high
Sponsor fit
93
high
Transition readiness
10
low
Urgency
0
low
Data confidence
96
high
Opportunity
34
ranking only
What is it
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Why does it fit
- +40S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- +20O•••••••••Fact36 years since founding
- +5B•••••••••Fact••• Locked
- +3.5W•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- +14.7S•••••••••Inference••• Locked
Why now
- 0P•••••••••Resolved negative
- +10M•••••••••M•••••••••Inference••• Locked
How large is it
- Probable revenue
- $17.5M to $30.9M Estimate
- Probable EBITDA
- $1.4M to $4.9M Estimate
- Workforce proxy
- 79 plan participants
- Estimate computed on
- 103 employees, the headcount the size estimate used
- Method
- employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
- Confidence
- 55%
How certain are we
- +40S•••••••••Fact4 independent sources
- +29.6F••••••••Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-13
- +16.5S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
What changed
Ownership and transition activity
How the four classes are defined- Oct 7, 2025announcedConfirmed transactionFactPlatform acquisitionconfidence 90%Platform acquisition by P••• P••• C••••••• L••DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) stelluscapital.com · last verified Sep 13, 2026
- Jan 1, 2022plan year 2022Company transitionFactPlan terminated, sponsor continuesconfidence 50%2 plans marked final; the sponsor filed again the following plan yearDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 13, 2026
- Nov 30, 2016announcedConfirmed transactionFactPlatform acquisitionconfidence 90%Platform acquisition by O••••• C••••••DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) onwardcapllc.com · last verified Sep 14, 2026
Announced transactions
- Oct 7, 2025Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%S•••••• C•••••• M••••••••• · Equity providerS•••••• C•••••• M••••••••• · Lender
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) stelluscapital.com - Nov 30, 2016Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%T••••••• S••••• C•••••• P••••••• · Capital providerN•••••••• M•••••••• · LenderO••• M•••••••• • P•••••• E••••• · LenderB••••• S•••••• F•••••• G•••• · Lender
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) onwardcapllc.com
- Every dated event
- Jan 1, 2022Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
Decision makers
No named leader on the record yet: the company's site did not list one where we read it.
Profile
- Founded
- 1990 (36 years)
- Ownership
- not observed
- Plans on file
- 3
What is the evidenceAbout the evidenceEvery observation on the tape for this company. Facts come from a named source; inferences and estimates are DFX's and say so.
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active participants | 103 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Description | ••• Locked | Fact | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked | |
| Ebitda band | $3.2M | Estimate | 2026-09-13 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Founded year | 1990 | Fact | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked | |
| Hq location | Rochester, MN | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Naics code | 332700 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Naics conflict | ••• Locked | Inference | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $7.2M | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $6.3M | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan count | 3 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan effective date earliest | 2012-02-20 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 79 | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 237 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Subsector | Electrical equipment | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Vertical | Industrial manufacturing | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Website | ••• Locked | Fact | 2016-11-30 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) | ••• Locked |