ASX 200 rises 0.8%, A2 Milk sinks, Zip drops on Thursday 25 February 2021

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) rose by around 0.8% today to 6,834 points.

Reporting season is nearly over, but there has been a flurry of results today.

Here are some of the highlights:

The A2 Milk share price dropped 16% today after reporting its FY21 half-year result.

The ASX 200 company revealed that its total revenue was down 16% to NZ$677.4 million and the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) declined 32.2% to NZ$178.5 million. The EBITDA margin dropped to 26.4%.

A2 Milk said that the daigou channel continues to see COVID-19 disruptions, which is causing a flow-on impact to the cross-border e-commerce channel (CBEC). It is taking steps to reactivate these channels.

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