You are an analyst. Your firm has assigned you to generate a report regarding the profitability of XYZ Corp. The firm's income statement is:

$\backslash$table$[[$Income Statement,,,$2023,2022],[$Sales$,,,145,142],[$Cost of Goods Sold,,,$25,62],[$Gross Profit,,,$120,80],[$Selling and Admin Expenses $($SG&A$),,,13,6],[$Research and Development $($R&D$),,,6,5],[$Depreciation & Amortization,,,$10,8],[$Operating Income,,,$91,61],[$Other Income $($Loss$),,,0,-2],[$Earnings Before Interest and Taxes $($EBIT$),,,91,59],[$Interest Expense,,,$24,8],[$Pre$-$Tax Income,,,$67,51],[$Taxes$,,,27,20],[$Net Income,,,$40,31],[$Earnings Per Share $(6$ million shares$),,,$$$6\mathrm{.}67,$$$5\mathrm{.}17$