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- $10.2M to $40.9Mprobable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $10.2M to $40.9M on revenue of $255.5M to $511M, estimated from 730 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 55% confidence - 37dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 23 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); sector demand +10.5, specialty distribution: sponsor demand index 0.70 (anonymised market prior).
The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.
DerivedDFX score, 23 Sep 2026 - 76data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 2 independent sources; latest effective observation 12 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
Specialty distribution (Paper products wholesale) employer in Hickory, NC, with 730 benefit plan participants on its latest filing, and a benefit plan in place since 2003. No website description has been captured yet.
- +6.2S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- +20O•••••••••Fact••• Locked
- +10.5S•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- 0P•••••••••Resolved negative
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No filing signal has been computed for this company yet.
- Probable revenue
- $256M to $511M Estimate
- Probable EBITDA
- $10.2M to $40.9M Estimate
- Workforce proxy
- 730 plan participants
- Method
- employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
- Confidence
- 55%
- +30S•••••••••Fact2 independent sources
- +29.6F••••••••Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-12
- +16.5S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- Jan 1, 2023plan year 2023Company 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 12, 2026
- Every dated event
- Jan 1, 2023Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
No named leader on the record yet: the company's site did not list one where we read it.
- Founded
- benefit plan since Dec 1, 2003 (age floor 22 years)
- Ownership
- not observed
- Plans on file
- 1
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active participants | 730 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Ebitda band | $25.6M | Estimate | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Hq location | Hickory, NC | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Naics code | 424100 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan count | 1 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan effective date earliest | 2003-12-01 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 730 | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 534 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 761 | Fact | 2023-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Subsector | Paper products wholesale | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Vertical | Specialty distribution | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets |