Strides Pharma Science’s (Strides) Q1FY24 earnings exhibited a healthy beat on margin front. Improved product mix, cost-optimisation initiatives and freight costs led to expansions in gross margin (+880bps YoY) and EBITDA margin (+1,250bps). Management aspires to improve from these levels going ahead. Adjusted for divested businesses, revenue recorded a healthy 11% YoY growth.