Alexa Enterprises Inc. DBA Papa Johns 401(k) Review & Grade
Papa Johns (aei) 401(k) Plan
Florence, KYAccommodation & Food Services592 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$41Employer $ per active participant
$106Employee $ saved per active participant
0.43%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$840,929Net plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity6.5 / 5013th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost7.0 / 2528th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.7 / 155th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score21 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Accommodation & Food Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (458 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 13th |
| Lower admin cost | 28th |
| Employee saving | 5th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 17% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $3,573 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Alexa Enterprises Inc. DBA Papa Johns put in about $41 per active participant, below the typical peer ($266). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (0.43% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $23,958 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $62,879 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $0 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $3,571 |
| Benefits paid out | $177,928 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $817,563 / $840,929 |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 440 / 743 |
| Participants with account balances | 45 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20250311085431NAL0017366129001, received 2025-03-11, EIN 61-1183695, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.