Edgar Filing: ADVANT E CORP

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Form 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

¨	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)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


2680 Indian Ripple Rd., Dayton, Ohio		45440
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number: (937) 429-4288

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $.001 par value

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 than the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or any amendment to this form 10-K. x

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 in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

Aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2009, based upon the closing price of the common stock as reported by Over the Counter Bulletin Board on such date, was $3,917,876.

The number of shares of outstanding common stock of the issuer as of March 30, 2010 was 66,722,590.

PART I

Item 1.

Business.

Advant-e Corporation was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 9, 1994. On April 10, 2000, Advant-e Corporation acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Edict Systems, Inc., which was incorporated in the State of Ohio in September 1994. On July 2, 2007 Advant-e Corporation acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Merkur Group, Inc., which was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 28, 2001. Advant-e Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Edict Systems, Inc. and Merkur Group, Inc. are collectively referred to herein as the “Company”.

Advant-e Corporation through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Edict Systems, Inc. and Merkur Group, Inc., develops, markets, resells, and hosts software and provides services that allow its customers to send and receive business documents electronically in standard and proprietary formats. Customers consist of businesses across a number of industries primarily throughout the United States, and to a much lesser extent some foreign locations, principally Canada and Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

Edict Systems specializes in providing hosted Electronic Data Interchange solutions that utilize the Internet as the primary communications method. Customers use Edict Systems 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 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 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.

The Market

Business-to-business (“B2B”) e-commerce involves the automation of business processes and transactions through the use of computers and telecommunications to exchange and electronically process commercial information and transactions between businesses. The advantages of B2B e-commerce typically include elimination of redundant data entry, a reduction in administration associated with processing paper documents, a reduction in lead-time necessary to process documents, the ability to reduce inventory based on “just in time” methodologies, and increased data accuracy. The use of data standards for e-commerce is important for companies with disparate computer systems to communicate business documents electronically in an effective manner.

Strategy

The Company plans to become a leading provider of hosted B2B solutions by providing services to the marketplace for the broadest possible use. By focusing on vertical markets within the B2B marketplace along with providing horizontal solutions, the Company intends to target a broad potential customer base.

The Company utilizes its many years of experience in the e-commerce industry to market EnterpriseEC, the Company’s Electronic Transaction Network and Trading Community Management Platform, horizontally to companies currently doing e-commerce as well as companies that will be conducting e-commerce in the future. Because EnterpriseEC is not industry specific and utilizes both standards-based data formats as well as proprietary formats, any company doing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or which wants to conduct business electronically is a potential customer.

The Company’s Web EDI solution, a hosted, web-based system that allows small and medium size suppliers to conduct EDI, is currently widely used in the grocery industry and to a lesser but substantial extent in the automotive industry. The Company intends to duplicate the success of GroceryEC and AutomotiveEC in other vertical industries where there is a high concentration of EDI usage among large buyers, but relatively low support from small and medium size suppliers.

The strategy for Merkur Group, Inc. is to target additional customers for automating outbound documents and to increase inbound document processing installations by targeting existing outbound-only customers. Merkur also intends to identify and target specific vertical applications for both inbound and outbound document processing opportunities as well as additional ERP, MRP, and CRM packages with which it can integrate.

Competition

The B2B e-commerce market is highly competitive and fragmented. Numerous companies supply B2B e-commerce software products, private network services, Internet value added network (“VAN”) services, and web EDI capabilities. The Company’s competitors range from small companies with limited resources to large companies with substantially greater financial and marketing resources than the Company. The Company believes that existing competitors who compete with the Company in one segment of the

market are likely to expand the range of their e-commerce services to include other market segments that the Company has targeted or will target. In addition, barriers to entry into the Company’s markets are not sizeable, so it is likely that new competitors will enter the Company’s markets on an ongoing basis. Large telecommunication, media, and software companies may offer services in direct competition to the Company. The Company believes the principal competitive factors in the commercial B2B e-commerce industry include responsiveness to customer needs, efficiency in the delivery of solutions, ease of product use, and quality of service, price and value. The Company believes it competes favorably with regard to these factors.

Merkur Group, Inc. competes in a fragmented market with many competitors, both software and hosted service providers. Merkur’s proprietary software that allows it to integrate deeply with several major ERP/MRP systems, and its deep knowledge of the industry and the software which it resells, provides it with what the Company believes to be a strategic competitive advantage.

Intellectual and Proprietary Rights

The Company regards portions of its internally developed software and other designs, including its web site designs, as proprietary and will attempt to protect them by all available means including trade secret laws, employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements, and built-in software protections.

Although the Company believes that its current technology and designs have been independently developed, there can be no assurance that the technology does not or will not infringe on the rights of others. The Company has no patents or registered copyrights pertaining to its products, and it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy certain portions of the Company’s products or to reverse engineer or otherwise obtain and use, to the Company’s detriment, information that the Company regards as proprietary. Moreover, the laws of some countries do not offer the same protection to the Company’s proprietary rights as do those of the United States and Canada. There can be no assurance that legal protections relied upon by the Company to protect its proprietary position will be adequate or that the Company’s competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to those utilized by the Company. It is the intention of the Company to apply for patent protection of any processes or business methods determined to be patentable and in the best interest of the Company to do so.

The Company owns United States trademark rights to “EnterpriseEC” and “Merkur”. Other trademarks may be acquired by the Company if and when management determines that it is in the best interest of the Company to do so.

Third Party Technology

The Company incorporates in its products certain software licensed to it by other software developers. These include software components and development objects licensed from various vendors. The Company also relies on licensed software development tools, database software, and server software from third party providers for the development and operation of its products.

If the Company was deprived of the right to use software incorporated in its products for any reason, or if the tools utilized in the development of its products were discontinued or the capabilities contained in future releases did not meet the standards set by the Company, there could be serious disruptions to its business.

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Merkur Group, Inc., buys its software for resale almost exclusively from a single supplier. The Company has a contract with that supplier through June 30, 2010. While this software is somewhat unique, similar software that includes substantially the same capabilities is available from other sources at competitive prices. The loss of the current source of supply, however, could result in disruption to the business and could have an adverse impact on the Company’s revenue and net income.

Employees

The Company believes its success depends to a significant extent on its ability to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled vision-oriented management and employees. To this end, the Company focuses on incentive programs for its employees and endeavors to create a corporate culture that challenges and rewards employees and encourages development of their careers, professionalism, and entrepreneurship. As of March 30, 2010, the Company had a total of sixty-six (66) employees—sixty-five (65) were full-time employees and one (1) was a part-time employee. Forty-three (43) employees are technical personnel engaged in developing, maintaining or providing technical support for the Company’s products and services, sixteen (16) employees are marketing and sales personnel and seven (7) are involved in administration and finance.

Research and Development

Expenditures for research and development were nominal in 2009 and 2008.

Government Regulation

Based upon its experience and knowledge of the industry, the Company believes that its products comply substantially with applicable regulations in the markets which the Company has targeted, however, there can be no assurances that future regulations or laws will not be adopted that would have an adverse effect on the Company. The Company cannot predict the extent or impact of future legislation or regulation by federal, state or local authorities.

The Company believes that it is in full compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission and is in full compliance with applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and its regulations, recognizing that, as a non-accelerated filer, the Company is required to comply with Section 404 by providing management’s report over financial reporting when it files its annual report Form 10-K, and by providing the independent registered public accounting firm’s attestation report on internal control over financial reporting when it files its annual report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Continued compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require expenditures associated with the independent registered public accounting firm’s attestation engagement and report relating to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Expenditures such as these, related to compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, may be large enough to substantially reduce future earnings and/or become so prohibitive and onerous that it may be extremely difficult for the Company to compete and grow. In this event, the Company’s management would likely need to consider business alternatives that could include conversion to a non-reporting entity whereby its shares of stock would no longer be traded on the over the counter bulletin board.

Reports to Security Holders

We are currently subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, and we file periodic reports including annual Form 10-K and quarterly Form 10-Q, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”). In addition, we will, upon request, furnish shareholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements certified by our independent registered public accounting firm and interim reports containing unaudited financial information. We will provide without charge to each person who receives a copy of this Form 10-K, upon written or oral request, a copy of any information that is incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K (not including exhibits to the information that is incorporated by reference unless the exhibits are themselves specifically incorporated by reference). Such request should be directed to Advant-e Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 2680 Indian Ripple Rd., Dayton, OH 45440, telephone 937-429-4288. Our web sites are www.advant-e.com, www.edictsystems.com, and www.merkur.com.

For further information with respect to the Company, reference is made to all other reports and information that we have filed with the Commission, which may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of the Commission in Washington D.C. Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 100 F Street, N.E. Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, telephone 1-800-SEC-0330, at prescribed rates and are available on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov. The Commission maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission. Visitors to the site may access such information by searching the EDGAR database.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

Item 2.

Properties.

The Company leases for $105,480 per year 12,000 square feet of office space as its corporate office and principal place of business of Edict Systems, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio. The lease expires on September 30, 2011, except that the Company has two three-year renewal options through 2017.

The Company leases for $69,991 per year 4,170 square feet of office space as the principal place of business of Merkur Group, Inc. in West Chester, Ohio. The lease expires on March 31, 2012.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 4.

(Removed and Reserved)

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth, during the periods indicated, the range of high and low bid prices for the Company’s Common Stock (symbol “ADVC”) on the OTC Bulletin Board. The Company’s Common Stock symbol was “AVEE” before it was changed to “ADVC” effective as of November 2, 2009.

The following table shows per share amounts that reflect retrospectively the ten-for-one stock split effective December 1, 2009. Such high and low bid information reflects inter-dealer quotes, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not represent actual transactions:


	Dividends		High	Low
2009
Quarter ended:
March 31, 2009	$	.000	0.144	0.096
June 30, 2009		.000	0.130	0.101
September 30, 2009		.000	0.140	0.102
December 31, 2009		.030	0.400	0.120
2008
Quarter ended:
March 31, 2008		.000	0.210	0.165
June 30, 2008		.000	0.225	0.105
September 30, 2008		.000	0.199	0.150
December 31, 2008		.014	0.170	0.100

As of March 30, 2010 the Company had approximately 292 registered holders of record of common stock. Some of those registered holders are brokers who are holding shares for multiple clients in street name. Accordingly, the Company believes the number of actual shareholders of common stock exceeds the number of registered holders of record.

The Company declared a special dividend of $0.03 per share, $2,001,678 in total, payable in three installments of $0.01 per share, or $667,226, each by no later than December 31, 2009, June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2010. The Company paid the first installment, $0.01 per share, or $667,226, on December 28, 2009. The Company paid a special cash dividend in the fourth quarter of 2008 of $0.014 per share, or $940,704 in total.

The Company declared special dividends in 2008 and 2009, and is committed to paying in 2010 the final two installments of the 2009 dividend declaration. These declarations and payments, however, are not meant to indicate that the Company will necessarily declare and pay a dividend in 2011 and beyond on a regular basis. Any dividend payments are at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Dividend payments depend on various facts and circumstances including, but not limited to, the Company’s earnings and financial position, general economic conditions, opportunities for the Company’s development and expansion, and other pertinent factors

No securities are authorized for issuance under share-based compensation plans.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company’s share repurchase program for up to $750,000 in fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions was announced on August 9, 2007, and subsequently extended through December 31, 2009. During the life of the program the Company purchased 2,027,560 shares, reflecting the 10-for 1 stock split in 2010, for $274,354 at an average cost of approximately $0.135 per share. The following table summarizes the share repurchase program by month during the fourth quarter of 2009:


Period	(a) Total number of shares purchased	(b) Average price per share		(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	(d) Approximate dollar value of shares that were not purchased under the plan or program
November 2009	100	$	.135	100	$	475,646

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward looking statements

This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expectations of future operations. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-K 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,” or “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. The Company acknowledges that the safe harbor contained in the Litigation Reform Act of 1995 is not applicable to the disclosure in this Form 10-K.

This item should be read in conjunction with “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and other items contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

2009 Results Compared to 2008

Executive Summary

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Revenue for 2009 of $8,649,199 declined by $219,970, or 2%, compared to 2008 due primarily to reduced software revenue for Merkur Group.

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Net income for 2009 of $1,194,802 increased by $131,012, or 12%, due primarily to our efforts to reduce costs and expenses.

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The Company implemented a ten-for-one stock split of its common stock, wherein shareholders of record on November 30, 2009 received on December 2, 2009 nine additional shares of stock for each share held on that date. As a result, the Company issued 60,255,909 additional shares. Per share amounts for both 2009 and 2008 reflect this stock split.

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The Company declared dividends on October 30, 2009 of $0.03 per share (after the aforementioned ten-for-one stock split), payable in three installments of $.01, the first of which was paid on December 28, 2009 and totaled $667,226. The remaining two installments of $0.01 per share each will be paid on or before June 30, 2010 totaling $667,226 and on or before December 31, 2010 totaling $667,226.

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The Company generated net cash flows from operating activities of $1,594,305 in 2009 compared to $1,427,412 in 2008.

Revenue

Total revenue in 2009 decreased by 2%, compared to 2008. Revenue for Edict Systems increased by 6% and revenue for Merkur Group decreased by 29%.

Total Revenue


	2009			2008		Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total	Amount	% of Total	Amount		%
Edict Systems	$	7,143,225	83	6,734,976	76	408,249		6
Merkur Group		1,505,974	17	2,134,193	24	(628,219	)	(29	)

Total revenue	$	8,649,199	100	8,869,169	100	(219,970	)	(2	)

Edict Systems Revenue

Revenue in 2009 and 2008 from the sale of Internet based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) products and services sold by Edict Systems is summarized below:

Edict Systems Revenue


	2009			2008		Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total	Amount	% of Total	Amount		%
Web EDI
GroceryEC	$	4,826,647	68	4,636,280	69	190,367		4
AutomotiveEC		566,841	8	614,176	9	(47,335	)	(8	)
Other Web EDI		205,701	3	215,630	3	(9,929	)	(5	)
EnterpriseEC		1,351,233	19	1,175,178	17	176,055		15
Other products and services		192,803	2	93,712	2	99,091		106

Total	$	7,143,225	100	6,734,976	100	408,249		6

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Revenue from GroceryEC increased by 4% compared to 2008. The rate of revenue growth for GroceryEC declined in 2009 due to overall sluggish economic conditions and to increasing market saturation.

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Revenue from AutomotiveEC decreased by 8% compared to 2008. Overall weak economic conditions in the automotive industry resulted in reduced customer demand for processing AutomotiveEC business documents.

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Revenue from EnterprisEC increased by 15% compared to 2008. The increase in revenue is due primarily to increased value added network (VAN) services to grocery industry hubs, new customers and increased volume to existing customers. The increase occurred despite significant pricing pressures and the availability of alternative connectivity options.

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Other products and services revenue increased 106% in 2009 compared to 2008. The increase was primarily due to a non-recurring software development contract with an existing customer in the automotive industry.

The Company is continuing its efforts to increase activity in currently supported industries and to develop additional business in other industries including healthcare, consumer packaged goods and manufacturing.

Merkur Group Revenue

Revenue from the sale of software based products and services sold by Merkur Group in 2009 and 2008 is summarized below:

Merkur Group Revenue


	2009			2008		Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total	Amount	% of Total	Amount		%
Software	$	247,988	16	634,048	30	(386,060	)	(61	)
Hardware		97,180	6	177,709	8	(80,529	)	(45	)
Maintenance contracts		863,859	58	921,144	43	(57,285	)	(6	)
Professional services		279,319	19	395,365	19	(116,046	)	(29	)
Other		17,628	1	5,927	—	11,701		197

Total	$	1,505,974	100	2,134,193	100	(628,219	)	(29	)

Revenue from Merkur Group declined by 29% in 2009 compared to 2008 due to the effects of the weakened economy and the uncertainty of future economic conditions that have caused current customers to postpone software upgrades and prospective customers to delay software purchases. These decisions have a direct adverse affect on Merkur Group’s other revenue sources as customers normally require hardware upgrades, additional maintenance, and professional services in addition to the software upgrades and new software purchases.

Revenue from customers in foreign locations

Revenue from customers located in areas outside the United States, principally in Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, totaled less than 3% of consolidated revenue in both 2009 and 2008.

Net Income

Net income for 2009 compared to 2008 is summarized below:

Net Income


						Increase
	2009			2008		Amount	%
Edict Systems	$	1,064,972		996,958		68,014	7
Merkur Group		177,459		121,048		56,411	47
Amortization of intangible assets, net of income tax effects		(47,629	)	(54,216	)	6,587	12

Total Net Income	$	1,194,802		1,063,790		131,012	12

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The increase for Edict Systems was due primarily to the Company’s efforts to reduce marketing, general, and administrative expenses.

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The increase for Merkur Group was due primarily to reduced cost of revenue and marketing general and administrative expenses, including personnel related costs including salaries and benefits, bonuses and sales commissions and reduced travel costs. These reductions helped offset Merkur’s revenue decline.

Gross margin and cost of revenue

The Company’s gross margin, as a percent of revenue, declined from 61% in 2008 to 59% in 2009 primarily due to increased technical personnel costs that increased at a faster rate than revenue for Edict Systems.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses

Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased by $411,355, or 11%, in 2009 compared to 2008, due primarily to the Company’s efforts in reducing personnel related costs and travel.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net improved in 2009 compared to 2008 because losses from the Company’s short-term investments in 2008 were substantially less than the losses in 2009. The Company sold its portfolio of short-term investments in 2009.

Liquidity and capital resources

In 2009 the Company generated net cash flows from operating activities of $1,594,305 compared to $1,427,412 in 2008. The cash flows from operating activities in both years was due substantially to net income adjusted for non-cash expenses, but 2009 also included cash generated from selling all the Company’s short-term investments and converting the proceeds to cash and cash equivalents.

In 2009 the Company acquired property and equipment primarily for enhanced infrastructure capability in the amount of $135,516, incurred capitalized software development costs related to its new version of Web EDI in the amount of $119,287, purchased treasury stock at a cost of $48,285 as part of its stock repurchase program that expired on December 31, 2009, and paid the first of three dividend installments in the amount of $667,226.

Management believes that the Company will have sufficient financial resources, including cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2009, and cash generated from operations in 2010, to meet business requirements for the next 12 months, including payment of $1,334,452 for the final two installments of the dividend declared in 2009, capital expenditures for the Company’s computer hardware and software infrastructure, new product development, working capital requirements, new sales and marketing efforts, and any personnel additions. The Company has available an unused line of credit in the amount of $1.5 million that expires in 2010, when it is expected to be renewed.

Changes in Consolidated Balance Sheet from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009

Some balance sheet changes that occurred in 2009 that are not described elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are described below:

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Accounts receivable decreased $65,040 due primarily to reduced revenues from Merkur Group in late 2009 compared to 2008.

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Other intangible assets decreased $84,712 due to the amortization of the costs associated with the purchase of Merkur Group.

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Accounts payable decreased $91,828 due to the payment in 2009 of certain large purchases made in December 2008.

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Accrued salaries and other expenses decreased $136,661 because the Company paid the January 1, 2010 payroll one day early as a result of the timing of the New Years Day holiday.

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In 2009 shareholders’ equity decreased by $855,161, resulting from net income of $1,194,802 less dividends declared of $2,001,678 and less purchase of treasury shares of $48,285.

Capitalized development costs

The following table sets forth the cost and accumulated amortization of the products comprising the Software Development Costs asset at December 31, 2009:


Product	Cost		Accumulated Amortization	Net
Web EDI, new version	$	349,277	201,242	148,035
Validate EC		15,363	13,442	1,921

Total	$	364,640	214,684	149,956

The Company capitalized $119,287 of salaries, wages, and payroll taxes during 2009 related to enhancements of the new version of Web EDI. The unamortized costs relate exclusively to internal use software and costs associated with website development and related enhancements.

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.

Fourth Quarter Results

The Company’s operating results in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008 are as follows:


	Fourth Quarter 2009		Fourth Quarter 2008
Revenue	$	2,134,934	2,156,415
Cost of revenue		873,428	860,693

Gross margin		1,261,506	1,295,722
Marketing, general and administrative expenses		768,044	835,564

Operating income		493,462	460,158
Other income (expense), net		2,548	(28,460	)

Income before income taxes		496,010	431,698
Income tax expense		163,826	159,522

Net income	$	332,184	272,176

Earnings per share – basic and diluted	$	0.005	0.004

Revenue

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 decreased 1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Revenue for Edict Systems increased 9% and revenue for Merkur Group decreased by 39%.

Total Revenue


	Q4 2009			Q4 2008		Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total	Amount	% of Total	Amount		%
Edict Systems	$	1,866,583	87	1,718,309	80	148,274		9
Merkur Group		268,351	13	438,106	20	(169,755	)	(39	)

Total revenue	$	2,134,934	100	2,156,415	100	(21,481	)	(1	)

Edict Systems Revenue

Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 2008 from the sale of Internet based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) products and services sold by Edict Systems is summarized below:

Edict Systems Revenue


	Q4 2009			Q4 2008		Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total	Amount	% of Total	Amount		%
Web EDI
GroceryEC	$	1,225,397	66	1,149,807	67	75,590		7
AutomotiveEC		152,598	8	154,345	9	(1,747	)	(1	)
Other Web EDI		53,567	3	53,441	3	126		—
EnterpriseEC		340,433	18	331,860	19	8,573		3
Other products and services		94,588	5	28,856	2	65,732		228

Total	$	1,866,583	100	1,718,309	100	148,274		9

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Revenue from GroceryEC increased 7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. The rate of revenue growth for GroceryEC is slowing due to overall sluggish economic conditions and increasing market saturation.

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Other products and services revenue increased by $65,732 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. The increase was primarily due to a non-recurring software development contract with an existing customer in the automotive industry.

Merkur Group Revenue

Revenue from the sale of software based products and services sold by Merkur Group in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 2008 is summarized below:

Merkur Group Revenue


	Q4 2009			Q4 2008		Increase (Decrease)
	Amount		% of Total	Amount	% of Total	Amount		%
Software	$	9,190	3	77,951	18	(68,761	)	(88	)
Hardware		—	—	19,961	5	(19,961	)	(100	)
Maintenance contracts		216,866	81	230,558	53	(13,692	)	(6	)
Professional services		36,850	14	107,200	24	(70,350	)	(66	)
Other		5,445	2	2,436	—	3,009		124

Total	$	268,351	100	438,106	100	(169,755	)	(39	)

Revenue from Merkur Group declined by 39% in 2009 compared to 2008 due to the effects of the weakened economy and the uncertainty of future economic conditions that have caused current customers to postpone software upgrades and prospective customers to delay software purchases. These decisions have a direct adverse affect on Merkur’s other revenue sources as customer’s normally require a hardware upgrade, additional maintenance, and professional services in addition to the software upgrades and new software purchases.

Net Income

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter in 2008 is summarized below:

Net Income


						Increase (Decrease)
	Q4 2009			Q4 2008		Amount		%
Edict Systems	$	329,965		242,458		87,507		36
Merkur Group		16,196		43,272		(27,076	)	(63	)
Amortization of intangible assets, net of income tax effects		(13,977	)	(13,554	)	(423	)	(3	)

Total Net Income	$	332,184		272,176		60,008		22

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The increase for Edict Systems resulted from the 9% revenue increase, control over costs and expenses, and a reduction to zero in Q4 2009 from $34,490 in Q4 2008 for losses on short-term investments, as the Company sold its short-term investments in 2009.

•

The decrease for Merkur Group was due primarily to its 39% revenue decline.

Gross Margin

The Company’s gross margin, as a percent of revenue, declined from 60% in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 59% in the fourth quarter of 2009, primarily due to a relatively low margin non-recurring software development contract with an existing customer.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses

Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased by $67,520, or 8%, in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. The reductions are due to the Company’s efforts to control selling, general and administrative expenses, primarily personnel related costs including payroll, commissions and bonuses, and travel.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net improved in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008 because the Company incurred no losses from short term investments in the fourth quarter of 2009, as the Company sold its short-term investments in the third quarter of 2009, whereas the Company incurred significant losses from short term investments in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

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

Revenues 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.

Revenues 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 is recognized upon delivery of the software to the customer when title and risk of loss are transferred. Additionally, the Company records revenue from the sale of software and related products at gross, and the related software purchases are included in cost of sales. Customers have a 30-day period in which they can choose to accept or return the software. Historically, customer 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 professional services is recognized upon performance of those services.

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 Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.” 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.

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.

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 financial statements, see Note 1: Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

List of Financial Statements

Report of J.D. Cloud & Co. L.L.P., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Advant-e Corporation and Subsidiaries

Dayton, Ohio

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Advant-e Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Advant-e Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ J.D. Cloud & Co. L.L.P.

J.D. Cloud & Co. L.L.P.

Certified Public Accountants

Cincinnati, Ohio

March 30, 2010

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2009 and 2008


	2009			2008
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,713,996		2,090,005
Short-term investments		—		232,721
Accounts receivable, net		634,055		699,095
Prepaid software maintenance costs		162,507		156,027
Prepaid expenses and deposits		75,519		74,361
Prepaid income taxes		39,798		16,837
Deferred income taxes		139,144		152,156

Total current assets		3,765,019		3,421,202
Software development costs, net		149,956		112,453
Property and equipment, net		312,821		434,645
Goodwill		1,474,615		1,474,615
Other intangible assets, net		329,220		413,932

Total assets	$	6,031,631		5,856,847

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	115,546		207,374
Dividends payable		1,334,452		—
Accrued salaries and other expenses		146,699		283,360
Deferred revenue		582,298		583,677

Total current liabilities		2,178,995		1,074,411
Deferred income taxes		261,024		335,663

Total liabilities		2,440,019		1,410,074

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 66,951,010 shares issued, and 66,722,590 shares outstanding at December 31, 2009; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 6,738,261 shares issued and 6,713,919 shares outstanding at December 31, 2008		66,951		6,738
Paid-in capital		1,964,221		2,020,206
Retained earnings		1,588,632		2,455,764
Treasury stock, at cost, 228,420 shares at December 31, 2009 and 24,342 at December 31, 2008		(28,192	)	(35,935	)

Total shareholders’ equity		3,591,612		4,446,773

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,031,631		5,856,847

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

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008


	2009		2008
Revenue	$	8,649,199	8,869,169
Cost of revenue		3,561,780	3,476,670

Gross margin		5,087,419	5,392,499
Marketing, general and administrative expenses		3,294,187	3,705,542

Operating income		1,793,232	1,686,957
Other income (expense), net		5,007	(30,701	)

Income before income taxes		1,798,239	1,656,256
Income tax expense		603,437	592,466

Net income	$	1,194,802	1,063,790

Earnings per share – basic and diluted	$	0.018	0.016

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted		66,869,669	67,857,940

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

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008


	Common Stock			Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Total
Balance January 1, 2008	$	6,875		2,210,200		2,332,678		(75,000	)	4,474,753
Net income						1,063,790				1,063,790
Dividends ($0.014 per share)						(940,704	)			(940,704	)
Purchase of shares								(151,066	)	(151,066	)
Retirement of shares		(137	)	(189,994	)			190,131		—

Balance December 31, 2008		6,738		2,020,206		2,455,764		(35,935	)	4,446,773
Net income						1,194,802				1,194,802
Dividends ($0.03 per share)						(2,001,678	)			(2,001,678	)
Purchase of shares								(48,285	)	(48,285	)
Retirement of shares		(43	)	(55,985	)			56,028		—
Capitalized retained earnings resulting from stock split		60,256				(60,256	)			—

Balance December 31, 2009	$	66,951		1,964,221		1,588,632		(28,192	)	3,591,612

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

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008


	2009			2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,194,802			1,063,790
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation		257,340			284,097
Amortization of software development costs		81,784			81,785
Amortization of other intangible assets		84,712			84,712
Deferred income taxes		(61,627	)		(65,294	)
Purchases of trading securities		(99,922	)		(264,182	)
Proceeds from sale of trading securities		327,193			258,457
Net realized (gain) loss on sales of securities		(34,546	)		952
Net unrealized loss on trading securities		39,996			64,203
Increase (decrease) in cash arising from changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		65,040			106,146
Prepaid software maintenance costs		(6,480	)		27,591
Prepaid expenses and deposits		(1,158	)		(5,431	)
Prepaid income taxes		(22,961	)		(16,837	)
Accounts payable		(91,828	)		(4,364	)
Accrued salaries and other expenses		(136,661	)		10,150
Income taxes payable		—			(136,947	)
Deferred revenue		(1,379	)		(61,416	)

Net cash flows from operating activities		1,594,305			1,427,412

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(135,516	)		(285,084	)
Software development costs		(119,287	)		—

Net cash flows from investing activities		(254,803	)		(285,084	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury shares		(48,285	)		(151,066	)
Dividends paid		(667,226	)		(940,704	)

Net cash flows from financing activities		(715,511	)		(1,091,770	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		623,991			50,558
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		2,090,005			2,039,447

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	2,713,996		$	2,090,005

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow items:
Income taxes paid	$	688,024			810,279
Non cash transactions:
Retirement of shares	$	56,028			190,131
Declared dividends payable in 2010	$	1,334,452			—
Capitalized retained earnings resulting from stock split	$	60,256			—

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

ADVANT-E CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2009

Note 1: Basis of Presentation, Organization and Other Matters

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 allow its customers to send and receive business documents electronically in standard and proprietary formats. Edict Systems specializes in providing hosted Electronic Data Interchange solutions that utilize the Internet as the primary communications method. Customers use Edict Systems 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 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 provides proprietary software that integrates and connects large Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and financial and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with third party software that provides multiple delivery and document capture options. Customers consist of businesses across a number of industries primarily throughout the United States, and to a much lesser extent some foreign locations, principally Canada and Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated 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.

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.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company classifies as cash equivalents all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Short-term Investments

Short-term investments are reported at fair value using available quoted market prices and consist of marketable equity and U. S. Treasury debt securities. These investments were classified as trading securities at December 31, 2008. The Company used the specific identification method to determine the cost of securities sold. These assets were liquidated during 2009.

Fair Value

Accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy of input values gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), the second highest priority to input values other than quoted prices that are observable (level 2) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

At December 31, 2008, assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, excluding accrued interest components, consisted of short-term investments which are categorized as level 1 fair value instruments. The Company had no liabilities measured using fair value at December 31, 2009 or December 31, 2008.

Accounts Receivable and Credit Policies

Accounts receivable are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms generally requiring payment upon receipt of invoice or within thirty days.

Accounts receivable include amounts billed to customers and amounts that are unbilled at the end of the period for services that were performed before the end of the period. Customer account balances with invoices dated over 30 days old are considered delinquent.

The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reduced by a valuation allowance that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected. Management considers account balances that are over 90 days old as having a high probability of uncollectibility and generally includes those amounts in the valuation allowance. In addition, management individually reviews accounts receivable balances and, based on an assessment of current creditworthiness, estimates the account balances that will not be collected and includes those amounts, if any, in the valuation allowance.

The allowance for uncollectible accounts was $45,000 at December 31, 2009 and $26,500 at December 31, 2008.

Software Maintenance Costs

Software Development Costs

The Company capitalizes the costs of computer software that it develops for internal use and costs associated with operation of its web sites in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.” 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.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is carried at cost. Depreciation is provided using straight line and accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets of three to seven years. Costs of normal maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net

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. Intangible assets acquired in business acquisitions are recorded at fair values using the income or cost approach. The other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives of five to seven years.

Management assesses goodwill for impairment on an annual basis. Significant management judgment is required in assessing the impairment of goodwill. Management completed the required annual impairment test and determined that no impairment existed.

Revenue Recognition

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

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.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are determined using the liability method of accounting. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the enacted laws and rates applied to the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities.

The Company recognizes the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination. In determining its tax positions, the Company will assume that the positions will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority and the taxing authority would have full knowledge of all relevant information. The measurement of tax positions is based on managements’ best judgment of the amount the Company would ultimately accept in a settlement with taxing authorities. Tax years subsequent to 2005 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. At December 31, 2009 there were no unrecognized tax benefits.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Per share data has been restated to reflect the ten for one stock split in 2009 (see note 2).

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising was $35,207 in 2009 and $47,376 in 2008.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period data presented in the financial statements has been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued authoritative guidance requiring additional disclosures for plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. This guidance, which was incorporated into ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits,” requires new disclosures only, and does not change the accounting treatment for postretirement benefits plans. ASC Topic 715 is effective for fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The adoption of this standard had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, The FASB issued authoritative guidance providing an improvement to the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. This guidance, which was incorporated into ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing: Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets ,” was effective for annual periods ending after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with early adoption prohibited. The adoption of ASC Topic 860 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, The FASB issued authoritative guidance establishing two levels of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) – authoritative and nonauthoritative – and making the Accounting Standards Codification the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of this Statement, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered

non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become non-authoritative. This guidance, which was incorporated into ASC Topic 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” was effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC Topic 105 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2009-05, “Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value,” which amends ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASU 2009-05 provides clarification and guidance regarding how to value a liability when a quoted price in an active market is not available for that liability. The changes to the ASC as a result of this update are effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after issuance, or October 1, 2009 for the Company. The adoption of this guidance had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements,” which amends Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition.” ASU 2009-13 amends the ASC to eliminate the residual method of allocation for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements, and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of an arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. The ASU also establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which includes: (1) vendor-specific objective evidence if available, (2) third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, and (3) estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific nor third-party evidence is available. Additionally, ASU 2009-13 expands the disclosure requirements related to a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. The changes to the ASC as a result of this update are effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-14, “Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements,” which amends ASC Topic 985, “Software.” ASU 2009-14 amends the ASC to change the accounting model for revenue arrangements that include both tangible products and software elements, such that tangible products containing both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product’s essential functionality are no longer within the scope of software revenue guidance. The changes to the ASC as a result of this update are effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, which codifies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” issued in June 2009. ASU 2009-17 requires a qualitative approach to identifying a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and requires ongoing assessment of whether an entity is a VIE and whether an interest in a VIE makes the holder the primary beneficiary of the VIE. ASU 2009-17 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-6, “Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements,” which requires reporting entities to make new disclosures about recurring or nonrecurring fair-value measurements including significant transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements and information on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair- value measurements. ASU 2010-6 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for Level 3 reconciliation disclosures which are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Note 2: Stock Split and Dividend

On October 30, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders approved an increase in the number of its authorized common shares of stock from 20,000,000 to 100,000,000, requiring an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. Also on October 30, 2009 the Company’s Board of Directors approved a ten-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock, wherein shareholders of record on November 30, 2009 received on December 2, 2009 nine additional shares of stock for each share held on that date. As a result, the Company issued 60,255,909 additional shares and capitalized retained earnings in the amount of $60,256.

On October 30, 2009 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.03 per share (after the aforementioned ten-for-one stock split), payable in three installments of $.01 each by no later than December 31, 2009, June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2010. The Company paid the first installment, totaling $667,226 ($0.01 per share) on December 28, 2009. The Company reported as a current liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet the second and third installments to be paid in 2010 totaling $1,334,452 ($0.02 per share).

All references to shares and per share amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements, except for the shares at December 31, 2008 on the consolidated balance sheet, report the effect of the stock split retrospectively.

Note 3: Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following at December 31:


	2009			2008
Contractual vendor relationships	$	130,000		130,000
Customer relationships		185,000		185,000
Proprietary computer software		226,000		226,000

		541,000		541,000
Accumulated amortization		(211,780	)	(127,068	)

Other intangible assets, net	$	329,220		413,932

Amortization of other intangible assets was $84,712 in 2009 and 2008. Estimated amortization of other intangible assets over the next five years is $84,712 in each of the years 2010 and 2011, $71,714 in 2012, $58,714 in 2013, and $29,368 in 2014.

Note 4: Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following at December 31:


	2009			2008
Computer and office equipment	$	1,281,030		1,188,077
Computer software		222,735		207,686
Leasehold improvements		51,136		34,290

		1,554,901		1,430,053
Accumulated depreciation		(1,242,080	)	(995,408	)

Property and equipment, net	$	312,821		434,645

Note 5: Income Taxes

Income tax expense consists of the following:


	2009			2008
Current income tax expense:
Federal	$	675,548		615,853
State		(10,484	)	41,907

		665,064		657,760

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
Federal		(53,348	)	(53,699	)
State		(8,279	)	(11,595	)

		(61,627	)	(65,294	)

Total income tax expense	$	603,437		592,466

The following is a reconciliation of the income tax expense to the amount computed at the federal statutory rate of 34%:


	2009			2008
Income tax expense at Federal statutory rate	$	611,401		563,127
State income taxes		(18,763	)	29,339
Other		10,799		—

Income tax expense	$	603,437		592,466

Deferred income taxes consisted of the following at December 31:


	2009		2008
Deferred income tax assets:
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	$	15,300	9,010
Net unrealized loss on short-term investments		—	12,044
Deductible realized losses on short-term investments		6,583	—
Deferred revenue		197,982	198,450
State income taxes		—	11,170

Total deferred income tax assets		219,865	230,674


	2009		2008
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Capitalized software costs, net of accumulated amortization		50,985	38,234
Depreciation for tax purposes in excess of depreciation for financial reporting purposes		72,641	97,480
Prepaid expenses		55,252	53,049
Other intangible assets		111,932	149,016
Change to the accrual method of accounting for income taxes		50,935	76,402

Total deferred income tax liabilities		341,745	414,181

Net deferred income tax liabilities	$	121,880	183,507

The Company had no material uncertain tax positions in 2009 or at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Note 6: Line of Credit

At December 31, 2009, the Company has a $1,500,000 bank line of credit. Any borrowings under the line of credit are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of one of the Company’s subsidiaries and are payable upon demand. Interest on the borrowings accrues at the bank’s prime commercial rate. The line of credit, which expires on June 30, 2010, is guaranteed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. No borrowings were outstanding at December 31, 2009.

Note 7: Treasury Stock and Retirement of Shares

Pursuant to the Company’s stock repurchase program that expired on December 31, 2009, the Company purchased 416,600 shares for $48,285 and 1,010,960 shares for $151,066 in 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company retired 431,600 shares and 1,367,540 shares in 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Note 8: Profit Sharing Plan

The Company has 401(k) plans covering employees who choose to participate in the plans. Company contributions are discretionary. The Company’s contributions to the plans were $20,631 and $19,350 in 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Note 9: Financial Instruments and Concentration of Risks

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of accounts receivable and cash deposits in high quality financial institutions that include primarily large Ohio-based regional banks and also a local credit union and a brokerage firm. While bank deposits at times exceeded federally insured limits, the Company’s current policy is to manage those accounts so that the balances do not exceed federally insured limits. Credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to the large number of primarily domestic customers who are geographically dispersed.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2009 and 2008 approximate fair value.

Merkur Group, Inc., buys its software for resale predominantly from a single supplier. Purchases from this supplier totaled $487,875 and $608,027 during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Currently the Company has a contract with that supplier through June 30, 2010. Similar software is available from other sources.

Note 10: Operating Leases

The Company is obligated under leases for office space and equipment that expire at various dates through August 2012. Lease expense was $181,967 and $177,686 in 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Minimum annual lease payments under these non-cancellable operating lease agreements are as follows:


2010	$	183,232
2011		156,467
2012		24,127

Total	$	363,826

Note 11: Segment Reporting

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 is segment information for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and includes segment assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008:


	Year Ended December 31, 2009
	Internet-based		Software	Reconciling Items (a)		Total Consolidated
Revenue	$	7,143,225	1,505,974	—		8,649,199
Income before income taxes		1,623,460	259,491	(84,712	)	1,798,239
Income tax expense		558,488	82,032	(37,083	)	603,437
Net income		1,064,972	177,459	(47,629	)	1,194,802
Segment assets		2,826,703	1,361,295	1,843,633		6,031,631
Expenditures for property and equipment		135,105	411	—		135,516
Depreciation and amortization		316,715	22,409	84,712		423,836
Interest income		5,601	3,717	—		9,318

	Year Ended December 31, 2008
	Internet-based		Software	Reconciling Items (a)		Total Consolidated
Revenue	$	6,734,976	2,134,193	—		8,869,169
Income before income taxes		1,555,430	185,538	(84,712	)	1,656,256
Income tax expense		558,472	64,490	(30,496	)	592,466
Net income		996,958	121,048	(54,216	)	1,063,790
Segment assets		2,785,597	1,182,703	1,888,547		5,856,847
Expenditures for property and equipment		268,293	16,791	—		285,084
Depreciation and amortization		344,191	21,691	84,712		450,594
Interest expense		—	9,244	—		9,244
Interest income		31,154	5,629	—		36,783

(a)	Reconciling items consist of goodwill, other intangible assets and related amortization in connection with the Merkur Group, Inc. acquisition.

Revenue from customers located in areas outside the United States, principally in Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, totaled less than 3% of consolidated revenue in both 2009 and 2008.

Note 12: Other Income (Expense), net

Other income (expense), net consists of the following:


	2009			2008
Interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents	$	9,318		36,783
Loss on short-term investments		(4,311	)	(62,052	)
Interest expense		—		(9,244	)
Miscellaneous		—		3,812

	$	5,007		(30,701	)

Note 13: Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2009 through March 30, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued, for purposes of recognition and disclosure in the financial statements.

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures.

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

Item 9A (T).

Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

We have conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company required to be included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings. No significant changes were made in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designated by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.

Other Information.

None.

PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance.

The names of the directors and executive officers of Advant-e Corporation as of December 31, 2009 their ages and the nature of all positions with Advant-e Corporation presently held by them are as follows:


Jason K. Wadzinski		45 President/CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors

James E. Lesch		64 Chief Financial Officer/Director

Jason K. Wadzinski is Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO and President of Advant-e Corporation and has served in those capacities since the merger of Edict Systems, Inc. and Advant-e Corporation in 2000. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Edict Systems, Inc. and has served in those capacities since he founded the Company in 1990. He has served as CEO of Merkur Group, Inc. since its acquisition on July 2, 2007.

James E. Lesch is Chief Financial Officer of Advant-e Corporation and has served in that capacity since January 1, 2005. He was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors on April 25, 2005. From September 30, 2002 through December 31, 2004 he served as Director of Accounting for Advant-e Corporation.

No family relationship exists among directors and executive officers. No legal proceedings occurred during the last five years that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any director or executive officer.

The Company’s Code of Ethics for its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or controller is available on the Company’s website at www.advant-e.com. The Company will provide any person, without charge, a copy of the code of ethics upon receipt of a written request addressed to Advant-e Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 2680 Indian Ripple Rd. Dayton, OH 45440.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation.


Name and Title	Year	Annual Salary		Board of Directors Fees	Employer 401(k) Contribution	Total Compensation
Jason K. Wadzinski President/CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors	2009	$	220,000	20,000	2,200	242,200
	2008		220,000	20,000	2,200	242,200
James E. Lesch Chief Financial Officer/Member of the Board of Directors	2009		160,000	20,000	1,600	181,600
	2008		110,000	20,000	1,100	131,100

Jason K. Wadzinski and James E. Lesch are the executive officers of the Company. No payments classified as long-term compensation, other annual compensation, or all other compensation were made. The Company has no long-term incentive plans.

Fees to Directors are paid at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The following tables set forth as of March 30, 2010, the number and percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock which, according to the information supplied to the Company, were beneficially owned by (i) each person who is currently a director of the Company, (ii) each executive officer, (iii) all current directors and executive officers of the Company as a group, and (iv) each person who, to the knowledge of the Company, is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock.

Except as otherwise indicated, the persons named in the table have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

(i) The following table has been completed for each Director of the Company who owns Advant-e shares:

Name and Address

Common
Shares

Options

Percent of
Class

Jason Wadzinski

C/O Edict Systems, Inc.

2680 Indian Ripple Rd.

Dayton, OH 45440

36,585,080

54.8

(ii) The following table has been completed for each Executive Officer of the Company who owns Advant-e shares:

Name and Address

Common
Shares

Options

Percent of
Class

Jason Wadzinski

C/O Edict Systems, Inc.

2680 Indian Ripple Rd.

Dayton, OH 45440

36,585,080

54.8

(iii) The following table has been completed for all Directors and Executive Officers of the Company as a group:


	Common Shares	Options	Percent of Class
All Officers and Directors as a Group (1 person)	36,585,080	0	54.8

(iv) The following table has been completed for those persons known to the Company as beneficial owners of five percent or more of the Company’s voting Common Stock:


Name and Address	Common Shares	Options	Percent of Class
Jason Wadzinski C/O Edict Systems, Inc. 2680 Indian Ripple Rd. Dayton, OH 45440	36,585,080	0	54.8
Total shares outstanding at March 30, 2010	66,722,590

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The Company’s two members of its Board of Directors, as indicated in item 10 above, are not independent as defined by NASDAQ Corporate Governance rules.

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountants were as follows:


	2009		2008
Audit Fees—for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in the registrant’s form 10-Q	$	63,565	65,320
Audit-Related Fees
Research and consultation on various financial reporting and accounting matters		2,665	9,603
Tax Fees—preparation of federal and state income and personal property tax returns and tax advice on various issues		8,618	11,990

Total	$	74,848	86,913

Professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountants are pre-approved by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and majority shareholder.

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits.


Exhibit Number	Description	Method of Filing
2	Plan of purchase of Merkur Group, Inc. on July 2, 2007	Previously filed (A)

3(i)	Articles of Incorporation	Filed herewith

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

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

14	Code of ethics	Previously filed (D)

21	Subsidiaries of the registrant	Previously filed (E)

31	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications	Filed herewith

32	Section 1350 Certifications	Filed herewith

(A)	Filed with Form 8-K on July 2, 2007.

(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 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed as of March 24, 2005.

(E)	Filed with Form 10-SB filed as of July 11, 2000, and filed with Form 10-KSB as of March 31, 2008.

The following financial statements have been filed as part of this report form 10-K:

Report of J.D. Cloud & Co. L.L.P., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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

March 30, 2010	By:	/s/ Jason K. Wadzinski
		Jason K. Wadzinski
		Chief Executive Officer
		Chairman of the Board of Directors

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:


March 30, 2010	By:	/s/ Jason K. Wadzinski
		Jason K. Wadzinski
		Chief Executive Officer
		Chairman of the Board of Directors

March 30, 2010	By:	/s/ James E. Lesch
		James E. Lesch
		Chief Financial Officer
		Principal Accounting Officer
		Member of the Board of Directors

Supplemental Information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act by Registrants Which

Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act

No annual report or proxy statement has been sent to security holders.