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10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-30983

ADVANT-E CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

88-0339012

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2434 Esquire Dr.

Beavercreek, Ohio 45431

(Address of principal executive offices)

(937) 429-4288

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

As of November 7, 2012 the issuer had 66,722,590 outstanding shares of Common Stock, $.001 Par Value.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenue	$	2,576,729		2,447,674		7,588,418		7,107,718
Cost of revenue		999,386		955,698		3,006,506		2,850,509

Gross margin		1,577,343		1,491,976		4,581,912		4,257,209
Marketing, general and administrative expenses		733,810		802,075		2,387,145		2,389,125

Operating income		843,533		689,901		2,194,767		1,868,084
Other income, net		264		892		1,704		2,933

Income before income taxes		843,797		690,793		2,196,471		1,871,017
Income tax expense		287,060		235,251		748,022		637,928

Net income	$	556,737		455,542		1,448,449		1,233,089

Earnings per share – basic and diluted	$	.008		.007		.022		.018

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted		66,722,590		66,722,590		66,722,590		66,722,590

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated condensed financial statements.

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)		December 31, 2011
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,113,837		3,459,402
Accounts receivable, net		926,791		784,239
Prepaid software maintenance costs		222,362		190,429
Prepaid expenses and deposits		85,369		107,871
Prepaid income taxes		—		1,910
Deferred income taxes		231,887		207,336

Total current assets		6,580,246		4,751,187
Software development costs, net		174,734		262,102
Property and equipment, net		191,657		171,199
Goodwill		1,474,615		1,474,615
Other intangible assets, net		102,761		159,796

Total assets	$	8,524,013		6,818,899


Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	183,157		112,402
Income taxes payable		27,934		—
Accrued salaries and other expenses		286,027		205,334
Deferred revenue		868,382		748,828

Total current liabilities		1,365,500		1,066,564
Deferred income taxes		156,185		198,456

Total liabilities		1,521,685		1,265,020


Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 66,722,590 shares issued and outstanding		66,723		66,723
Paid-in capital		1,936,257		1,936,257
Retained earnings		4,999,348		3,550,899

Total shareholders’ equity		7,002,328		5,553,879

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	8,524,013		6,818,899

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated condensed financial statements.

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,448,449			1,233,089
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation		85,998			114,861
Amortization of software development costs		87,368			58,244
Amortization of other intangible assets		57,035			63,534
Loss on disposal of assets		195			—
Deferred income taxes		(66,822	)		(96,849	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents arising from changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(142,552	)		(9,384	)
Prepaid software maintenance costs		(31,933	)		(34,541	)
Prepaid expenses and deposits		22,502			29,967
Prepaid income taxes		1,910			—
Accounts payable		70,755			77,195
Income taxes payable		27,934			(223	)
Accrued salaries and other expenses		80,693			160,395
Deferred revenue		119,554			136,520

Net cash flows from operating activities		1,761,086			1,732,808


Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(106,651	)		(34,691	)
Software development costs		—			(40,636	)

Net cash flows from investing activities		(106,651	)		(75,327	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid		—			(667,226	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		1,654,435			990,255
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		3,459,402			2,963,172

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	5,113,837			3,953,427

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow items:
Income taxes paid	$	785,000			735,000
Non-cash transactions:
Declared dividends payable no later than December 31, 2011		—			667,226

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated condensed financial statements.

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

September 30, 2012

Note 1: Basis of Presentation, Organization and Other Matters

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements as of September 30, 2012 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, together with the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, which has been derived from audited financial statements, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements include all adjustments, which were normal and recurring in nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods.

Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012. These unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, accounting policies, and financial notes thereto included in Advant-e Corporation’s 2011 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nature of Operations

Advant-e Corporation through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Edict Systems, Inc. and Merkur Group, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), develops, markets, resells, and hosts software and provides services that enable its customers to send and receive business documents electronically in standard and proprietary formats. Edict Systems, Inc. specializes in providing hosted Electronic Data Interchange solutions that utilize the Internet as the primary communications method. Customers use Edict Systems, Inc. solutions to connect with business partners, integrate data with internal systems, expand and manage electronic trading communities, and validate data via a hosted business rule service. Merkur Group, Inc. develops and resells software, provides professional services, and provides technical maintenance and support that enables customers to automate delivery and receipt of business documents. Merkur Group, Inc. provides proprietary software that integrates and connects large Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with third party software that provides multiple delivery and document capture options. Customers consist of businesses primarily in the United States, and to a much lesser extent in some foreign geographic areas, principally Canada and to a lesser extent Mexico, Europe, and Puerto Rico.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of Advant-e Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Edict Systems, Inc., and Merkur Group, Inc. Inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Management evaluates related party relationships for variable interest entity considerations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates used in preparing these financial statements include those considered in the assessment of recoverability of capitalized software development costs, the assessment of potential impairment of goodwill, the assessment of the collectability of accounts receivable and the recording of prepaid software maintenance costs and deferred revenue. A reasonable possibility exists that estimates used will change within the next year.

Note 2: Software Development costs

Software development costs at September 30, 2012 and the changes during the nine months then ended are summarized as follows:


	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Balance, January 1, 2012	$	1,862,203		1,600,101		262,102
Amortization		—		87,368		87,368

Balance, September 30, 2012		1,862,203		1,687,469		174,734

Software development costs are for internal use software and for website development and related enhancements. The balance consists primarily of development costs related to the latest version of the Company’s Web EDI service. The majority of the enhancements related to this upgrade have been completed.

Note 3: Line of Credit

At September 30, 2012, the Company has a $1,500,000 bank line of credit. Borrowings under the line of credit accrue interest at the bank’s prime commercial rate, are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company’s subsidiaries, and are payable in full when the line of credit expires on May 25, 2013. Interest is payable monthly. Borrowings under the line of credit are guaranteed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. No borrowings were outstanding as of September 30, 2012 or during the nine months then ended.

Note 4: Income taxes

Income tax expense consists of the following:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Current expense	$	297,498			269,835			814,844			734,777
Deferred benefit		(10,438	)		(34,584	)		(66,822	)		(96,849	)

Total income tax expense	$	287,060			235,251			748,022			637,928

Note 5: Operating Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments: Internet-based electronic commerce document processing (Edict Systems, Inc.) and software-based electronic commerce document processing (Merkur Group, Inc.). The Company evaluates the performance of each reportable segment on income before income taxes excluding the effects of acquisition-related amortization of other intangible assets and related income taxes. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those for the Company. The Company’s reportable segments are managed as separate business units.

The following segment information is for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Internet-based		Software		Reconciling Items (a)			Total Consolidated
Revenue	$	2,260,956		315,773		—			2,576,729
Income before income taxes		785,438		73,038		(14,679	)		843,797
Income tax expense (benefit)		267,218		24,833		(4,991	)		287,060
Net income		518,220		48,205		(9,688	)		556,737
Segment assets at September 30, 2012		4,717,649		2,229,249		1,577,115			8,524,013


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Internet-based		Software		Reconciling Items (a)			Total Consolidated
Revenue	$	2,122,076		325,598		—			2,447,674
Income before income taxes		651,650		60,321		(21,178	)		690,793
Income tax expense (benefit)		221,943		20,509		(7,201	)		235,251
Net income		429,707		39,812		(13,977	)		455,542
Segment assets at September 30, 2011		3,744,121		1,890,628		1,654,485			7,289,234

The following segment information is for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Internet-based		Software		Reconciling Items (a)			Total Consolidated
Revenue	$	6,573,107		1,015,311		—			7,588,418
Income before income taxes		1,988,049		265,457		(57,035	)		2,196,471
Income tax expense (benefit)		677,154		90,262		(19,394	)		748,022
Net Income		1,310,895		175,195		(37,641	)		1,448,449


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Internet-based		Software		Reconciling Items (a)			Total Consolidated
Revenue	$	6,091,959		1,028,278		(12,519	)		7,107,718
Income before income taxes		1,732,772		201,779		(63,534	)		1,871,017
Income tax expense (benefit)		590,919		68,613		(21,604	)		637,928
Net Income		1,141,853		133,166		(41,930	)		1,233,089

(a)	Reconciling items generally consist of the elimination of intersegment revenues of $12,519 for the sale of software in 2011, at cost, and goodwill, other intangible assets and related amortization in connection with the Merkur Group, Inc. acquisition.

The Company has customers located in areas outside the United States, principally in Canada and to a lesser extent in Mexico, Europe, and Puerto Rico. The Company derived less than 4% of revenue from these customers in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company has no facilities or operations in foreign locations.

Note 6: Related Party Lease

The Company leases its corporate and administrative offices, effective November 1, 2011, from an entity owned by the Company’s CEO and majority shareholder. Payments in connection with this lease were $57,000 for base rent and $29,179 for taxes, insurance, maintenance and other expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2012, and $171,000 for base rent and $86,638 for taxes, insurance, maintenance and other expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Note 7: Subsequent Events

On November 5, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors and a majority of its outstanding shares authorized a 1-for-10,000 reverse stock split followed by a 1,000-for-1 forward stock split and a $2,000,000 share repurchase program.

The Company’s Board of Directors also announced that it is considering the payment of a potential special cash dividend pending the results of the stock splits, the share repurchase program and the Company’s cash flow. Any such potential special cash dividend has not been declared as of September 30, 2012 or through the date the accompanying financial statements were issued, which was November 9, 2012. The Board anticipates that if the dividend is declared, it would be paid in December 2012.

The above corporate actions are being undertaken in preparation to voluntarily suspend the Company’s obligation to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The date of the reverse and forward stock splits will be announced at a later date pending regulatory compliance. The Company expects to file a Schedule 14C Information Statement with the SEC further describing the reverse and forward stock splits shortly. The Board of Directors has reserved the right to abandon the proposed reverse and forward stock splits at any time prior to the effective date if it believes them to no longer be in the best interest of the Company or its shareholders.

Note 8: Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2012-02, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other.” The objective of this update is to give entities the option of considering qualitative factors first when attempting to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity need not take further action; however, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it must perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value of the impaired asset with its carrying amount. An entity may also bypass the qualitative assessment in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test and resume the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The Company believes the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other: Testing Goodwill for Impairment.” This standard was issued to address concerns about the cost and complexity of performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test required under Topic 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other”. The objective of this Update is to simplify how entities, both public and nonpublic, test goodwill for impairment. The amendments in the Update permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent. Under the amendments in this Update, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The guidance is effective for impairment tests for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements.

ITEM 2—MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expectations of future operations. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, many of which are not within the Company’s control. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic conditions generally and in the industries in which the Company may participate, competition within the chosen industry, including competition from much larger competitors, technological advances, and the failure to successfully develop business relationships. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. This item should be read in conjunction with “Item 1. Financial Statements” and other items contained elsewhere in this report.

Products and services

See Nature of Operations in Note 1 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenues when, in addition to other criteria, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered.

Revenue from Internet-based products and services are comprised of four components—account activation and trading partner set-up fees, monthly subscription fees, usage-based transactional fees and customer payments for the Company’s development of applications designed to meet specific customer specifications.

Revenue earned from account activation and trading partner set-up fees are recognized after the Company performs consultative work required in order to establish an electronic trading partnership between the customer and their desired trading partners. Trading partnerships, once established, require no ongoing effort on the part of the Company and customers are able to utilize the electronic trading partnerships either directly with their customers or via a service provider other than the Company.

Revenue from monthly subscription fees is recognized over the period to which the subscription applies.

Revenue from usage based transaction fees is recognized in the period in which the transactions are processed.

Revenue from customer payments for the Company’s development of applications designed to meet specific customer specifications is recognized over the contract period, generally twelve months.

Revenue from the sale of software and related products contains multiple element arrangements, and is recognized in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 985-605, “Software Industry Revenue Recognition”. The multiple elements include the sale of software, hardware, professional services and software maintenance contracts. The relative selling price of each element is based on vendor-specific objective evidence, and the elements in the arrangements qualify as separate units of accounting. Revenue from the sale of software and hardware is recognized when title and risk of loss are transferred, which generally occurs upon delivery. Revenue from the sale of professional services is recognized when the services are completed, which is generally soon after the delivery of the software and hardware. Even though customers have a 30-day period in which they can return the software, historically returns have not been significant. Revenue from maintenance contracts is recognized over the life of the maintenance and support contract period, generally twelve months. Revenue from the sale of software and related products are recorded at gross, and any related purchases are included in cost of revenue.

Software Development Costs

The Company accounts for the costs of computer software that it develops for internal use and costs associated with operation of its web sites in accordance with the ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” by capitalizing those costs. Such capitalized costs represent solely the salaries and benefits of employees working on the graphics and content development stages, or adding functionality or features. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, overhead, general and administrative and training costs are not capitalized. The Company accounts for the costs of computer software that it sells, leases and markets as a separate product in accordance with ASC Topic 985, “Software”. Capitalized costs are amortized by the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic lives of the software application, generally three years, and are reported at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value.

The ongoing assessment of recoverability of capitalized software development costs requires considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors, including, but not limited to, anticipated future revenues, estimated economic life and changes in software and hardware technologies. Impairment of asset value is considered whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Software Maintenance Costs

Prepaid software maintenance costs represent amounts paid to the primary software supplier of Merkur Group, Inc. for providing program upgrades and software modifications to remediate programming errors during the lives of the related customer maintenance and support contracts. These costs are charged to expense over the lives of the maintenance and support contract periods, generally twelve months.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the Company’s purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets of Merkur Group, Inc., acquired on July 2, 2007.

Other intangible assets, which arose from the acquisition of Merkur Group, Inc., consist of contractual vendor relationships, customer relationships, and proprietary computer software, and were initially recorded at fair values using the income or cost approach. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of five to seven years.

Management assesses goodwill for impairment on an annual basis at year-end, and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that may more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Significant management judgment is required in assessing the impairment of goodwill, including the assignment of assets and liabilities and determination of fair value. Management uses the discounted cash flow method, which requires significant judgments and assumptions for estimates of future cash flows, growth rate, and useful life of the cash flows, and determination of the cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and goodwill impairment, if any.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

For a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any, on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements, see Note 8: Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations: Third Quarter of 2012 Compared to Third Quarter of 2011

Revenue

Revenue for the Company in the third quarter of 2012 increased 5% compared to the third quarter of 2011. Revenue for Edict Systems increased 7% and revenue for Merkur Group decreased 3%.


	Q3 2012				Q3 2011				Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount			%
Edict Systems	$	2,260,956		88		2,122,076		87		138,880			7
Merkur Group		315,773		12		325,598		13		(9,825	)		(3	)

Revenue	$	2,576,729		100		2,447,674		100		129,055			5

Edict Systems Revenue

Revenue from the sale of Internet-based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) products and services sold by Edict Systems in the third quarter of 2012 and 2011 are summarized below:


	Q3 2012				Q3 2011				Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount			%
Web EDI
GroceryEC	$	1,474,710		65		1,432,064		68		42,646			3
AutomotiveEC		190,577		9		173,893		8		16,684			10
Other Web EDI		47,615		2		46,241		2		1,374			3
EnterpriseEC		475,792		21		372,431		17		103,361			28
Other products and services		72,262		3		97,447		5		(25,185	)		(26	)

Total	$	2,260,956		100		2,122,076		100		138,880			7

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Revenue from GroceryEC increased 3% due to increased volume of transactions processed.

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Revenue from AutomotiveEC increased 10% due to increased volume of transactions processed from existing customers and from new customers who are suppliers of a Canadian automotive company.

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Revenue from EnterpriseEC, the Company’s value added network (VAN), increased 28% due to increased VAN services revenue from small customers, increased volume of EDI transactions processed for large grocery companies and increased revenue from the Company’s integration solutions. Despite this increase, pricing pressures and the availability of alternate connectivity options continue to adversely affect revenue growth for EnterpriseEC.

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Revenue from other products and services decreased 26%, primarily due to decreased web-based testing and certification revenue.

Merkur Group Revenue

Revenue from the sale of software-based products and services sold by Merkur Group in the third quarter of 2012 and 2011 are summarized below:


	Q3 2012				Q3 2011				Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount			%
Software	$	29,440		9		39,179		12		(9,739	)		(25	)
Hardware		—		—		6,582		2		(6,582	)		(100	)
Professional services		34,204		11		41,570		13		(7,366	)		(18	)

		63,644		20		87,331		27		(23,687	)		(27	)

Maintenance contracts		227,707		72		225,946		69		1,761			1
On demand		20,617		7		8,847		3		11,770			133
Other		3,805		1		3,474		1		331			10

		252,129		80		238,267		73		13,862			6

Total	$	315,773		100		325,598		100		(9,825	)		(3	)

Revenue from the sale of software, hardware, and professional services decreased $23,687 , as general economic conditions continue to exert a dampening effect on the sales of software and related products. This decrease was partially offset by revenue from the sale of on demand services, which increased $11,770.

Revenue from customers in foreign locations

The Company has customers located in areas outside the United States, principally in Canada and to a lesser extent in Mexico, Europe, and Puerto Rico. The Company derived approximately 3% of revenue from these customers in the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company has no facilities or operations in foreign locations.

Net income

Net income for the third quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2011 is summarized below.


							Increase
	Q3 2012			Q3 2011			Amount		%
Edict Systems	$	518,220			429,707			88,513		21
Merkur Group		48,205			39,812			8,393		21
Amortization of intangible assets, net of income tax effects		(9,688	)		(13,977	)		4,289		31

Net income	$	556,737			455,542			101,195		22

Net income increased $101,195 primarily as a result of the following:

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Revenue increased $129,055 primarily from the sale of Web EDI products and services sold by Edict Systems.

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Personnel-related costs and expenses decreased $50,122 primarily due to reductions of fringe benefits, sales commissions, and sales and marketing salaries.

Partially offsetting the above increases to net income were the following:

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Building rent and rent-related expenses increased $27,904 in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter last year as a result of relocation to a new corporate office in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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Income tax expenses increased $51,829 due to increased income before income taxes.

Gross margin and cost of revenue

The Company’s gross margin, as a percent of revenue, was 61% in the third quarter of 2012 and 2011. The increased revenue of $129,055 was partially offset by increased technical personnel-related salaries and fringe benefits and increased technical consulting expense.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses

Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased $68,265, or 9%, in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2011 due primarily to reduced sales and marketing personnel-related and travel expenses of $108,514, partially offset by increased building rent and rent-related expenses of $27,904. Marketing, general and administrative expenses as a percent of sales declined to 28% in the third quarter of 2012 from 33% in the third quarter of 2011.

Results of Operations: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

Revenue

Revenue for the Company in the first nine months of 2012 increased 7% compared to the first nine months of 2011. Revenue for Edict Systems increased 8% and revenue for Merkur Group was level with 2011.


	Nine months ended September 30, 2012				Nine months ended September 30, 2011				Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount			%
Edict Systems	$	6,573,107		87		6,091,959		85		481,148			8
Merkur Group		1,015,311		13		1,015,759		15		(448	)		—

Revenue	$	7,588,418		100		7,107,718		100		480,700			7

Edict Systems Revenue

Revenue from the sale of Internet-based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) products and services sold by Edict Systems in the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 are summarized below:


	Nine months ended September 30, 2012				Nine months ended September 30, 2011				Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount			%
Web EDI
GroceryEC	$	4,370,474		66		4,166,892		69		203,582			5
AutomotiveEC		587,022		9		503,487		8		83,535			17
Other Web EDI		127,272		2		141,610		2		(14,338	)		(10	)
EnterpriseEC		1,320,580		20		1,092,560		18		228,020			21
Other products and services		167,759		3		187,410		3		(19,651	)		(10	)

Total	$	6,573,107		100		6,091,959		100		481,148			8

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Revenue from GroceryEC increased 5% due to increased volume of transactions processed.

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Revenue from AutomotiveEC increased 17% due to increased volume of transactions processed from existing customers, and from new customers who are suppliers of a Canadian automotive company.

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Revenue from EnterpriseEC, the Company’s value added network, increased 21% due to increased volume of EDI transactions processed for large grocery companies and increased revenue from the Company’s integration solutions. Despite this increase, pricing pressures and the availability of alternate connectivity options continue to adversely affect revenue growth for EnterpriseEC.

Merkur Group Revenue

Revenue from the sale of software-based products and services sold by Merkur Group in the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 are summarized below:


	Nine months ended September 30, 2012				Nine months ended September 30, 2011				Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount			%
Software	$	120,571		12		97,131		9		23,440			24
Hardware		20,961		2		58,289		6		(37,328	)		(64	)
Professional services		109,804		11		139,770		14		(29,966	)		(21	)

		251,336		25		295,190		29		(43,854	)		(15	)

Maintenance contracts		697,872		69		690,055		68		7,817			1
On demand		54,906		5		19,196		2		35,710			186
Other		11,197		1		11,318		1		(121	)		(1	)

		763,975		75		720,569		71		43,406			6

Total	$	1,015,311		100		1,015,759		100		(448	)		1

Revenue from the sale of software, hardware, and professional services decreased $43,854 , as general economic conditions continue to exert a dampening effect on the sales of software and related products. This decrease was partially offset by revenue from the sale of on demand services, which increased $35,710.

Revenue from customers in foreign locations

The Company has customers located in areas outside the United States, principally in Canada and to a lesser extent in Mexico, Europe, and Puerto Rico. The Company derived less than 4% of revenue from these customers in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company has no facilities or operations in foreign locations.

Net Income

Net income for the first nine months of 2012 compared to the first nine months of 2011 is summarized below:


	Nine months ended September 30, 2012			Nine months ended September 30, 2011			Increase
	Nine months ended September 30, 2012			Nine months ended September 30, 2011			Amount		%
Edict Systems	$	1,310,895			1,141,853			169,042		15
Merkur Group		175,195			133,166			42,029		32
Amortization of intangible assets, net of income tax effects		(37,641	)		(41,930	)		4,289		10

Net Income	$	1,448,449			1,233,089			215,360		17

Net income increased $215,360 primarily as a result of the following:

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Revenue increased $480,700 primarily due to the sale of Web EDI products and services sold by Edict Systems.

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Sales and marketing personnel-related costs and expenses decreased $51,798 due to reduced personnel and sales commissions.

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Travel and advertising expenses were reduced $28,296.

Partially offsetting the above increases to net income were the following:

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Building rent and rent-related expenses increased $89,870 resulting from the fourth quarter 2011 relocation to a new corporate office.

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The Company completed development of its new version of its Web EDI service in the first nine months of 2011, when it capitalized $40,636 to Software Development Costs. No such costs were capitalized during the first nine months of 2012. The Company amortized $87,368 of previously capitalized software development costs in the first nine months of 2012 compared to $58,244 in the first nine months of 2011. As a result, technical wages and salaries and amortization expenses were $69,760 higher in the first nine months of 2012 than in the first nine months of 2011.

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Technical consulting expense increased $65,562 in the first nine months of 2012 for the ongoing process of implementing the new Web EDI version.

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Income tax expenses increased $110,094 as a result of the increased net income in the first nine months of 2012.

Gross margin and cost of revenue

The Company’s gross margin, as a percent of revenue, was 60% in both the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, as increased revenue was sufficient to offset the increased wages, consulting, and amortization expense from the development and implementation of its new Web EDI service.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses

Marketing, general and administrative decreased $1,980 in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the first nine months of 2011, and declined from 34% of revenue in the first nine months of 2011 to 31% of revenue in the first nine months of 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company increased cash and cash equivalents $1,654,435 in the first nine months of 2012 compared to $990,255 in the first nine months of 2011. The Company paid cash dividends of $667,226 in the first nine months of 2011, but paid no dividends in the first nine months of 2012.

On November 5, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors announced it is considering payment of a potential special cash dividend. As of September 30, 2012 and through the date of this Form 10-Q report, November 9, 2012, the Board of Directors has not declared any such cash dividend. The Board anticipates that if the dividend is declared, it would be paid in December 2012. The dividend is dependent on the outcome of the stock splits and the share repurchase program described in Note 7 to the Financial Statements and the Company’s cash flow.

Management believes that the Company will have sufficient financial resources to meet business requirements for the next 12 months, to pay the potential cash dividend described above, and to fund growth and other business and financial initiatives.

Changes in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet from December 31, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Significant changes in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet that occurred in the first nine months of 2012, and that are not described elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are as follows:

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Accounts receivable increased $142,552 due primarily to the timing of software maintenance billings and increased billings for the development of applications designed to meet customer specifications.

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Accounts payable increased $70,755 primarily due to the timing of costs associated with software maintenance billings and an invoice for infrastructure improvements payable in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Accrued salaries and other expenses increased $80,693 due to the timing of payroll periods and increased accrual of earned but unpaid vacation pay.

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Deferred revenue increased $119,554 due to the timing of software maintenance billings and due to the deferral of increased amounts for billings for applications designed to meet specific customer specifications for services to be performed in future periods.

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to the Form 10-Q are certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). These “Controls and Procedures” section includes information concerning the controls and controls evaluation referred to in the certifications, and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

The CEO and the CFO have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective during the period covered by the Company’s report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012.

During the period covered by this report, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.

Exhibits


Exhibit Number	Description	Method of Filing

3(i)	Amended Certificate of Incorporation	Previously filed (A)

3(ii)	By-laws	Previously filed (B)

4	Instruments defining the rights of security holders including indentures	Previously filed (C)

10.1	Commercial Lease Agreement (Ohio) between Jon Asian, LLC and Edict Systems, Inc.	Previously filed (D)

31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification	Filed herewith

31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification	Filed herewith

32.1	Section 1350 Certification	Filed herewith

32.2	Section 1350 Certification	Filed herewith

101.INS*	XBRL Instance Document	Submitted electronically

101.SCH*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Submitted electronically

101.CAL*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically


Exhibit Number	Description	Method of Filing

101.LAB*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically

101.PRE*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically

101.DEF*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically

(A)	Filed with Form 10-K filed as of March 30, 2010

(B)	Filed with Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-SB filed as of July 17, 2000

(C)	Form of Common Stock Certificate Filed with Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-SB filed as of October 13, 2000.

(D)	Filed with Form 8-K on February 6, 2012.

*	In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not “filed.”

Signatures

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	Advant-e Corporation
		(Registrant)

November 9, 2012	By:	/s/ Jason K. Wadzinski
		Jason K. Wadzinski
		Chief Executive Officer
		Chairman of the Board of Directors

November 9, 2012	By:	/s/ James E. Lesch
		James E. Lesch
		Chief Financial Officer
		Principal Accounting Officer
		Member of the Board of Directors