Bausch Health Companies Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Bausch Health Companies Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Bridgewater, NJManufacturing1,832 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,483Employer $ per active participant
$12,419Employee $ saved per active participant
0.08%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$691.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$163,275Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity42.8 / 5086th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost19.8 / 2579th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving14.3 / 1595th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score77 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 86th |
| Lower admin cost | 79th |
| Employee saving | 95th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $11,023 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Bausch Health Companies put in about $5,483 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- 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 | $10,042,171 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $22,744,617 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $4,274,112 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $530,029 |
| Contract administrator fees | $1,500 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $225,004 |
| Benefits paid out | $95,557,932 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $649.6M / $691.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,796 / 1,867 |
| Participants with account balances | 4,232 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Insero & Co. Cpas, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $272,425 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $172,345 reported compensation |
| Captrust | $52,659 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250825083731NAL0003823539001, received 2025-08-25, EIN 98-0448205, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.