#Platform Transition

Hwatsing Technology: A Real CMP Champion, Priced as if the Platform Story Is Already Won

Hwatsing Technology (688120.SHG) is China's domestic leader in chemical-mechanical-polishing equipment, expanding from a single CMP tool into a broader semiconductor-equipment and services platform. 2025 revenue grew 36.5% to CNY 4.65 billion and net profit rose to CNY 1.08 billion, but operating cash flow fell 30.7% as inventory and receivables absorbed cash, even as the stock trades near 120.6x trailing earnings around the 99th percentile of its own valuation history. Rating Avoid: the CMP franchise and platform ambition are real, but the price already assumes a platform future the segment disclosures cannot yet prove, with the ideal buy zone at CNY 110 to 125.