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Company
V••••• G••••
Formerly J••••• H••••• L•• (until plan year 2024)
Last verified Sep 13, 2026
3 sources · 21 observations · 4 events
Scored yesterday
What matters now
- $1.4M to $6.3Mprobable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $1.4M to $6.3M on revenue of $27.6M to $63.2M, estimated from 79 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 45% confidence - 76dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 40 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); sector demand +10.5, specialty distribution: sponsor demand index 0.70 (anonymised market prior); workforce stability +5.9, $117,212 retirement assets per participant suggests a long-tenured workforce.
The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.
DerivedDFX score, 23 Sep 2026 - 93data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 3 independent sources; latest effective observation 13 Sep 2026; size estimate at 45% confidence.
How much of this page rests on independent sources rather than on our estimates.
Measuredcount of sources and dates on the record
Dealability
76
high
Sponsor fit
47
elevated
Transition readiness
0
low
Urgency
0
low
Data confidence
93
high
Opportunity
0
ranking only
What is it
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Why does it fit
- +40S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- +20O•••••••••Fact••• Locked
- +5.9W•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- +10.5S•••••••••Inference••• Locked
Why now
- +5.1S•••••••••Ownership event
- +2S•••••••••Ownership event
- -72.2A•••••••Resolved
- 0M•••••••••M•••••••••Inference••• Locked
How large is it
- Probable revenue
- $27.6M to $63.2M Estimate
- Probable EBITDA
- $1.4M to $6.3M Estimate
- Workforce proxy
- 137 plan participants
- Estimate computed on
- 79 employees, the headcount the size estimate used
- Method
- employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
- Confidence
- 45%
How certain are we
- +40S•••••••••Fact3 independent sources
- +29.6F••••••••Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-13
- +13.5S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
What changed
Ownership and transition activity
How the four classes are defined- Jan 1, 2024plan year 2024Company transitionFactSponsor renamedconfidence 90%Plan sponsor name changed from J••••• H••••• L•• to V••••• G••••DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 11, 2026
- Jan 1, 2022plan year 2022Likely ownership changeInferenceHoldCo rename, holding wordconfidence 85%Plan sponsor of record changed from J••••• E••••••••• • E•••••••• C•• to J••••• H••••• L••, a holding-company style name; no announcement foundRule: HoldCo rename with a holding word only (holdings, holdco, parent, investments): an ownership change in 70% of adjudicated cases, 37% of all 77 cases including unresolvedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
- Every dated event
- Jan 1, 2024Plan sponsor name changedFactOwnership event••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Jan 1, 2024Entered the Form 5500 recordFactRecord entry••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Jan 1, 2022Plan sponsor name changedFactOwnership event••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Jan 1, 2022AcquiredInferenceTransaction activity••• 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
- benefit plan since Jan 1, 1987 (age floor 39 years)
- Ownership
- not observed
- Plans on file
- 1
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 | 79 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Description | ••• Locked | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |
| Ebitda band | $3.9M | Estimate | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Ebitda band | $3.9M | Estimate | 2026-09-11 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Hq location | Hibbing, MN | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Location count | 1 | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | Medina, MN |
| Naics code | 423800 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $9.3M | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $6.6M | Fact | 2023-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $5.5M | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan count | 1 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan effective date earliest | 1987-01-01 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 137 | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 94 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 61 | Fact | 2023-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 53 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Sponsor signed by | Eric South | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Subsector | Machinery equipment wholesale | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Transaction language | ••• Locked | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |
| Vertical | Specialty distribution | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Website | ••• Locked | Inference | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) | ••• Locked |