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Company
S•••• S•••• T•••••••• L••
Formerly B••• S•••• L•• (until plan year 2024)Prior EIN 381810109 (until plan year 2023)
Last verified Sep 13, 2026
3 sources · 19 observations · 4 events
Scored yesterday
What matters now
- $0.7M to $2.5Mprobable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $0.7M to $2.5M on revenue of $9M to $15.9M, estimated from 53 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 55% confidence - 78dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 29 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); sector demand +14.7, industrial manufacturing: sponsor demand index 0.98 (anonymised market prior); 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, 23 Sep 2026 - 96data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 3 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
78
high
Sponsor fit
93
high
Transition readiness
0
low
Urgency
0
low
Data confidence
96
high
Opportunity
27
ranking only
What is it
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Why does it fit
- +33.9S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- +20O•••••••••Fact••• Locked
- +5B•••••••••Fact••• Locked
- +3.9W•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- +14.7S•••••••••Inference••• Locked
Why now
- +5.7S•••••••••Ownership event
- -39.7P•••••••••Possibly resolved
- +3.6S•••••••••Ownership event
- +9.2M•••••••••M•••••••••Inference••• Locked
How large is it
- Probable revenue
- $9.0M to $15.9M Estimate
- Probable EBITDA
- $721,000 to $2.5M Estimate
- Workforce proxy
- 102 plan participants
- Estimate computed on
- 53 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•••••••••Fact3 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- Apr 1, 2024plan year 2024Company transitionFactSponsor renamedconfidence 90%Plan sponsor name changed from B••• S•••• L•• to S•••• S•••• T•••••••• L••DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 11, 2026
- Apr 1, 2024plan year 2024Company transitionFactPlan terminated, sponsor continuesconfidence 50%1 plan marked final; the sponsor filed again the following plan yearDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 11, 2026
- Apr 1, 2023plan year 2023Company transitionInferenceSponsor EIN changedconfidence 80%Plan sponsor EIN changed (matched by name and state across the long form, which has no prior-EIN field)Rule: the long form carries no prior-EIN field; the link is the normalised name and state matching exactly one entrant of the following yearDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
- Apr 1, 2023plan year 2023Company transitionFactSponsor renamedconfidence 90%Plan sponsor name changed from B••• S•••• L•• to S•••• S•••• T•••••••• L••DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
- Every dated event
- Apr 1, 2024Plan sponsor name changedFactOwnership event••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Apr 1, 2024Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Apr 1, 2023Plan sponsor name changedFactOwnership event••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Apr 1, 2023Plan sponsor EIN changedInferenceOwnership event••• 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 Apr 1, 1997 (age floor 29 years)
- Ownership
- not observed
- Plans on file
- 2
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 | 53 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Description | ••• Locked | Fact | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked | |
| Ebitda band | $1.6M | Estimate | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Ebitda band | $1.6M | Estimate | 2026-09-11 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Hq location | Sterling Heights, MI | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Naics code | 332810 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $4.2M | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $5.6M | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $5.1M | Fact | 2023-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $4.7M | Fact | 2022-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan count | 2 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan effective date earliest | 1997-04-01 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 102 | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 62 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 67 | Fact | 2023-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 62 | Fact | 2022-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Subsector | Fabricated metal products | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Vertical | Industrial manufacturing | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Website | ••• Locked | Inference | 2026-09-13 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) | ••• Locked |