Changzhou Juhe: Real Moat, Unproven Second Curve
Changzhou Juhe is a Shanghai STAR-listed producer of photovoltaic conductive paste whose economics turn on processing gross profit rather than headline, silver-inflated revenue. Full-year 2025 revenue reached CNY 14.59 billion but net profit barely moved to CNY 419.7 million, while operating cash flow stayed deeply negative at CNY 3.07 billion even as first-quarter 2026 gross margin jumped to a record 10.58% on stronger overseas mix. Rating Hold: execution and customer embedding are real, but at CNY 100.05 the stock already prices a margin recovery and a de-silvering transition that remain unproven, leaving no meaningful margin of safety.