Overview
Air Transportation

Star Flyer Inc.

StarFlyer is a Japanese boutique airline founded in 2002 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market, operating domestic scheduled passenger services across five routes primarily connecting Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kansai, Yamaguchi-Ube, and Chubu with Haneda, as well as international routes to Taipei. The company differentiates itself from legacy carriers and LCCs through a premium economy positioning—featuring leather seats with wider pitch, individual touchscreen monitors or free Wi-Fi, complimentary curated beverages, and a distinctive black-themed cabin design—targeting both business and leisure travelers. Ancillary revenues are generated through in-flight advertising, hospitality and safety training programs, and facility/simulator rentals leveraging its Kitakyushu-based Training Center.

Market Cap
¥7.18B
US$45.8M
EV
¥7.21B
US$46.0M
Stock¥1,898▼-0.11%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.2
x
LTM EV/EBIT
23.3
x
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
2.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-40.7%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
7.18BUS$45.8MMarket Cap10.6BUS$67.4M+ Debt10.5BUS$67.0M− Cash0.04BUS$0.24M− Inv. Sec.7.21BUS$46.0MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
21.1US$135M'22/332.3US$206M'23/340.0US$255M'24/342.9US$274M'25/344.8US$286M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-5.29-US$33.7M'22/3-0.50-US$3.17M'23/30.88US$5.59M'24/31.98US$12.6M'25/32.60US$16.6M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-4.99-US$31.8M'22/30.07US$0.47M'23/30.91US$5.82M'24/31.92US$12.3M'25/30.43US$2.77M'26/3
Capital Structure
26%
74%
EquityD/E 2.91xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
6.48US$41.3M4.94US$31.5M'22/36.17US$39.4M3.58US$22.8M'23/38.69US$55.4M5.78US$36.8M'24/310.8US$69.2M3.13US$19.9M'25/310.1US$64.3M10.8US$69.0M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 48.5%
1
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
13.61%
2
Japanet Holdings Co., Ltd.
13.19%
3
AirTrip Corp.
4.84%
4
TOTO LTD.
3.70%
5
Yoshimoto Kosan Co., Ltd.
2.77%
6
YASKAWA Electric Corporation
2.50%
7
Itsuro GAMO
2.37%
8
Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co., Ltd.
2.11%
9
Japan Custody Bank, Ltd. (re-trust account of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank — Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. and Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Co., Inc. Retirement Benefit Trust Account)
1.85%
10
NISSAN MOTOR CO.,LTD.
1.58%
Management
15 officers
Miho YOKOYAMA
Chairman of the Board, Director
Apr 1993 Joined Cargill Japan, Tokyo Branch Dec 2006 Seconded to Carval Investors Pte. Ltd. Dec 2017 Representative Attorney, Ken Shimizu Law Office (current) Dec 2017 Outside Director, Dear Life Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2018 Outside Corporate Auditor, Infonet Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current; Chairman of the Board since Jul 2024) Mar 2022 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Japan Power Fastening Co., Ltd. (current) May 2022 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Open Group Co., Ltd. (current)
1970-06-02
Osamu MACHIDA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1987 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) Apr 2006 Manager, Americas Division, ANA Apr 2006 Manager, Los Angeles Branch, ANA Apr 2011 Deputy General Manager, Finance Department, ANA Jun 2012 Managing Director, SKYNET Asia Airways Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Director, ANA Wings Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 General Manager, Hong Kong Branch, ANA Jun 2022 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, the Company Apr 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, the Company; in charge of Service Strategy Department, Airport and Cabin Services Division, and Audit Department (current)
1964-10-06
Kazuo TACHIBANA
Managing Director, Executive Officer
Apr 1974 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) Oct 1992 Chief Staff Member, Operations Control Department, ANA Narita Airport Branch Jul 1995 Chief Operations Officer, Flight Control Center, ANA Apr 2001 General Manager, Mumbai Branch, ANA Jul 2002 Airport Manager, Singapore Branch, ANA Apr 2006 General Manager, Operations Control Center, ANA Apr 2012 Deputy General Manager and General Manager, Quality Control Department, Tokyo Airport Branch, ANA Apr 2019 Joined the Company; Advisor, Transport and Cabin Division Apr 2022 Senior Expert, Corporate Planning Division, and Senior Expert, Airport and Cabin Services Division, the Company Jun 2023 Director, Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2025 Managing Director, Executive Officer, the Company Apr 2026 Managing Director, Executive Officer, the Company; Chief Safety Officer, Alcohol Countermeasures Officer; in charge of Safety Promotion Department, Operations Management Center, and Flight Operations Division (current)
1956-02-25
Hideyuki FURUKAWA
Director, Executive Officer
Apr 1987 Joined All Nippon Airways Maintenance Co., Ltd. (now ANA Base Maintenance Technics Co., Ltd.) Apr 2012 Manager, Planning and Administration Section, All Nippon Airways Maintenance Co., Ltd. Nov 2013 Leader, Business Management Section, Itami Maintenance Department, ANA Base Maintenance Technics Co., Ltd. Sep 2015 Responsible Senior Manager and Production Control Section Manager, Maintenance Division, the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Planning and Administration Department, Maintenance Division, the Company Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Department, the Company Jun 2022 Executive Officer and General Manager, Human Resources Department, the Company Oct 2023 Executive Officer and General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Department; Manager, General Affairs Section, the Company Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer, the Company Apr 2026 Director, Executive Officer, the Company; in charge of General Affairs and Human Resources Department and Maintenance Division (current) Outside Director, Star Flyer Branding Business Co., Ltd. (current)
1968-10-06
Junichiro YUASA
Director, Executive Officer
Apr 2005 Joined the Company May 2013 General Manager, Corporate Strategy Department, Corporate Planning Division, the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Planning and Administration Department, Flight Operations Division, the Company Apr 2018 Deputy Division Head, Sales Division, the Company Jun 2019 Executive Officer and Division Head, Sales Division, the Company Apr 2021 Executive Officer and Division Head, Airport and Cabin Services Division, the Company Apr 2023 Executive Officer and General Manager, New Business Division, the Company Apr 2023 Representative Director, President, Star Flyer Business Services Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer and General Manager, New Business Division, the Company Apr 2026 Director, Executive Officer, the Company; in charge of Innovation and DX Promotion Division and Sales Division (current)
1969-10-31
Satoko MINAMI
Director, Executive Officer
Feb 2005 Joined the Company Jun 2013 Manager, Aircraft Planning Section, Maintenance Division, the Company Apr 2019 Senior Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Division, the Company Apr 2021 General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Division, the Company Jun 2022 Executive Officer, Deputy Division Head, Corporate Planning Division, and General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, the Company Jun 2025 Director, Executive Officer, Information Handling Officer, the Company Apr 2026 Director, Executive Officer, Information Handling Officer, the Company; in charge of Corporate Strategy Department and Finance and Accounting Department (current)
1973-01-28
Shinichi KAMIYAMA
Director
Apr 1980 Joined the Ministry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) Jul 1984 Seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Apr 1986 Joined McKinsey & Company, Inc., Tokyo Office Jul 1992 Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc., Tokyo Office Sep 2000 Research Professor, Georgetown University, United States Sep 2003 Special Research Professor, Graduate School of Policy and Media Studies, Keio University Mar 2007 Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University Jun 2010 Outside Corporate Auditor, Aso Corporation (current) Jan 2012 Corporate Auditor, Ascoe Partners Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2019 Outside Director, Meister Engineering Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2020 Advisor, Advantage Advisers Co., Ltd. (now Advantage Partners Co., Ltd.) (current) Mar 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) May 2022 Outside Director, Heiwado Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Special Appointed Professor, Shizenkan University (current) Apr 2023 Professor Emeritus, Keio University (current) Apr 2025 Vice President and Professor, ZEN University (current)
1957-10-06
Kenji KOBAYASHI
Director
Oct 2003 Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Aug 2004 Joined ZS Associates Jan 2011 Joined Boston Consulting Group Jul 2017 Principal, Boston Consulting Group Aug 2020 Joined Advantage Partners Co., Ltd.; Director, seconded to Advantage Advisers Co., Ltd. Mar 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) Nov 2022 Outside Director, Coshidaka Holdings Co., Ltd. Jan 2023 Principal, Advantage Advisers Co., Ltd. (now Advantage Partners Co., Ltd.) (current)
1978-12-11
Seiji ICHIKI
Director
Mar 1990 Joined Yaskawa Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (now Yaskawa Electric Corporation) Mar 1998 Seconded to Yaskawa Electric U.K. Feb 2002 Seconded to Yaskawa Electric Europe Mar 2014 Group Leader, Corporate Planning Group, Corporate Planning Office, Yaskawa Electric Corporation Jul 2014 Director, YASKAWA Europe Technology (current) Mar 2017 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, Yaskawa Electric Corporation Jul 2020 Outside Director, iCube Digital Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2021 Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, Yaskawa Electric Corporation Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) Mar 2024 Senior Executive Officer and Division Head, Corporate Planning Division, Yaskawa Electric Corporation Mar 2026 Senior Executive Officer and Division Head, Corporate Management Division, Yaskawa Electric Corporation (current)
1968-03-09
Shin ARAI
Director
Apr 1980 Joined the Ministry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) Jul 1994 Planning Officer, Document Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Transport (concurrently Civil Aviation Bureau) Jul 2009 Director-General, Tokyo Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Oct 2010 Director-General, Chugoku Regional Transport Bureau Jun 2012 Full-time Corporate Auditor, Narita International Airport Corporation Oct 2014 Advisor, International Logistics Division, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Representative Director, President, NAA Facilities Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director and Senior Advisor, NAA Facilities Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Advisor, NAA Facilities Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1957-03-03
Hidetaka ITO
Director
Apr 1994 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) Apr 2017 Team Leader, Planning Team, Product Strategy Department, CS & Product Service Division, ANA Apr 2021 General Manager, General Affairs Department, seconded to ANA Base Maintenance Technics Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Director and General Manager, Business Promotion Department, seconded to MRO Japan Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Responsible Senior Manager, Business Promotion Department, Group Management Strategy Office, seconded to ANA Holdings Inc. (current)
Yoshihisa TANAKA
Director
Apr 1992 Joined TOTO Ltd. Sep 2009 General Manager, Administration, TOTO U.S.A. Holdings, Inc.; General Manager, Finance, TOTO U.S.A., Inc.; Director, TOTO Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Apr 2014 Accounting Group Leader, Accounting Department, TOTO Ltd. Apr 2016 General Manager, Accounting Department, Finance and Accounting Division, TOTO Ltd. Apr 2018 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, TOTO Ltd. Apr 2022 General Manager, General Affairs Department, General Affairs Division, TOTO Ltd. Apr 2026 Division Head, General Affairs Division, TOTO Ltd. (current)
Mariko KIHARA
Full-time Statutory Auditor
May 1981 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) Apr 2000 Cabin Manager, Tokyo Cabin Department, Cabin Division, ANA Apr 2003 Chief Staff Member, Quality Planning Department, Cabin Division, ANA Apr 2007 Team Leader, Cabin Attendant Section, Narita Cabin Department, Cabin Division, ANA Apr 2009 General Manager, Cabin Attendant Department, Cabin Center, ANA Apr 2011 General Manager, Cabin Department, Air Japan Co., Ltd. Nov 2012 Deputy Center Head, Safety Promotion Center, ANA Apr 2018 Managing Director, Chief Safety Officer, ANA Wings Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Lecturer, Japan Aviation Technology Association Jun 2023 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1958-11-19
Masayuki NAKAHIRA
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1983 Joined Fukuoka Bank, Ltd. Jul 1998 Deputy General Manager, New York Branch, Fukuoka Bank, Ltd. Oct 2002 Branch Manager, Futamata Branch, Fukuoka Bank, Ltd. Apr 2010 General Manager, Retail Sales Department, Head Office Sales Division, Fukuoka Bank, Ltd. Jan 2011 Professor, Fukuoka International University, Kyushu Gakuen Educational Corporation May 2015 Executive Officer and General Manager, Business Audit Office, Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Director and Head of Business Audit Office, in charge of Compliance, Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current) Apr 2023 Director, Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Outside Director, Giravanz Kitakyushu Co., Ltd. (current)
1960-08-16
Noriaki AYUKAWA
Statutory Auditor
Apr 2017 Mayor, Kokuraita Ward, Kitakyushu City Apr 2019 Director-General, Industry and Economy Bureau, Kitakyushu City Jun 2021 Managing Director, Kitakyushu Industrial and Academic Promotion Organization (public interest foundation) Apr 2022 Director (part-time), Fukuhara Gakuen Educational Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Representative Director, President, Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kitakyushu Bank, Ltd. (current) Dec 2024 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1961-03-25
Large Shareholding Reports
IXGS, Inc.
2026-05-13
52.99%
IXGS, Inc.
2026-03-17
16.18%→0.15%
Japanet Holdings Co., Ltd.
2025-10-20
33.16%→13.21%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 13.19%
Japanet Holdings Co., Ltd.
2025-10-20
33.16%→13.21%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 13.19%
Japanet Holdings Co., Ltd.
2025-10-17
33.16%→13.21%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 13.19%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINETAmended
2026-07-21
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2026-07-21
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-06-05
株主総会招集通知
EDINET
2026-05-13
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-17
Large Shareholding Report
TDnetAmended
2026-02-02
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-10-31
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-10-20
Change Report
EDINET
2025-10-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-17
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-10-31
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-01-31
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-10-31
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-07-31
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-01-31
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-10-31
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-29
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-30
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-31
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-10-29
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-07-30
Quarterly Securities Report
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