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In 2018, XYZ Inc. had sales of $36 million, costs of goods sold of $15 million, Sales, General and Administrative (SG&A) expenses of $6 million, Depreciation expenses of $4 million, Interest expenses of $800,000, Average Tax Rate of 17%, total debt of $15 million, and total assets of $31 million. What was XYZ Inc.'s Profit Margin as of 2018?
Income statement for XYZ Inc. for the year 2018 :-
| Sales | $ 36,000,000 | 
| Less -Cost of goods sold | $ 15,000,000 | 
| SG&A expenses | $ 6,000,000 | 
| Less-depreciation | $ 4,000,000 | 
| EBIT | $ 11,000,000 | 
| Less-Interest expense | $ 800,000 | 
| EBT | $ 10,200,000 | 
| Less- tax@17% | $ 1,734,000 | 
| Net profit | $ 8,466,000 | 
Profit margin = Net profit / Sales = $ 8,466,000 / 36,000,000 = 0.235166667 = 23.5166667% = 23.52%