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Company

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Ames, IA·Manufacturing / Machinery manufacturing·NAICS 333610
Last verified Sep 12, 2026
2 sources · 11 observations · 1 event
Scored 11 days ago

What matters now

  1. $39M to $140.4M
    probable EBITDA

    Probable EBITDA $39M to $140.4M on revenue of $487.6M to $877.7M, estimated from 2438 employees.

    Outside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.

    InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 55% confidence
  2. 39
    dealability of 100

    Why it fits: sector demand +14.7, industrial manufacturing: sponsor demand index 0.98 (anonymised market prior); operating tenure +5.1, 5 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); benefit plans +5, 2 benefit plans on file (a professionalised employer).

    The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.

    DerivedDFX score, 13 Sep 2026
  3. 40
    data confidence of 100

    How sure the record is: 1 independent source; latest effective observation 1 Jan 2024; 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
39
elevated
Sponsor fit
73
high
Transition readiness
10
low
Urgency
0
low
Data confidence
40
elevated
Opportunity
12
ranking only
What is it

Manufacturing (Machinery manufacturing) employer in Ames, IA, with 2,848 benefit plan participants on its latest filing, and a benefit plan in place since 2021. No website description has been captured yet.

Why does it fit
  • +14S•••••••••
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  • +5.1O•••••••••
    Fact••• Locked
  • +5B•••••••••
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  • +14.7S•••••••••
    Inference••• Locked
Why now
  • 0P•••••••••Resolved negative
    Fact••• LockedJan 1, 2022efast.dol.gov
  • +10M•••••••••M•••••••••
    Inference••• Locked
How large is it
Probable revenue
$488M to $878M Estimate
Probable EBITDA
$39.0M to $140M Estimate
Workforce proxy
2,848 plan participants
Estimate computed on
2,438 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
  • +15S•••••••••
    Fact1 independent source
  • +8.5F••••••••
    Factlatest effective observation 2024-01-01
  • +16.5S•••••••••
    Estimate••• Locked
What changed
Ownership and transition activity
How the four classes are defined
  1. Jan 1, 2022plan year 2022Company transitionFactPlan terminated, sponsor continuesconfidence 50%
    1 plan marked final; the sponsor filed again the following plan year
    DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
  1. Every dated event
  2. Jan 1, 2022Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation
    ••• Locked
    DOL 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 Aug 1, 2021 (age floor 5 years)
Ownership
not observed
Plans on file
2
What is the evidence
FactValueClassEffectiveSourceEvidence
Active participants2,438Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Ebitda band$89.7MEstimate2026-09-12DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches)
no URL
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Hq locationAmes, IAFact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Naics code333610Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan count2Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan effective date earliest2021-08-01Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants2,848Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants2,730Fact2023-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants2,833Fact2022-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
SubsectorMachinery manufacturingFact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
VerticalIndustrial manufacturingFact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets