Star Flyer (TSE:9206) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Jul. 01, 2026) — Near Median


TSE:9206 Star Flyer Inc TSE:9206
57 GF Score
Price 円1,920.00
GF Value 円2,845.04
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What is Star Flyer Piotroski F-Score?

Star Flyer TSE:9206 -0.47% 57 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 01, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:9206 with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of 円2,845.04 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 975 Transportation companies, Star Flyer ranks better than 72.21% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Star Flyer has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:9206' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Star Flyer was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 6.

Star Flyer  (TSE:9206) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


Star Flyer Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Star Flyer Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Star Flyer Piotroski F-Score Chart

Star Flyer Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
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Star Flyer Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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TSE:9206 vs DAL, UAL, LUV: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Star Flyer Piotroski F-Score vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


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How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was 円434 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,559 Mil.
Revenue was 円44,795 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円5,115 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (24531 + 36896) / 2 = 円30713.5 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was 円24,531 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円9,498 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円20,568 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,570 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,923 Mil.

Revenue was 円42,900 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,517 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (23553 + 24531) / 2 = 円24042 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was 円23,553 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,231 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円16,326 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,662 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Star Flyer's current Net Income (TTM) was 434. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Star Flyer's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,559. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar25)
=434/24531
=0.0176919

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=1923/23553
=0.08164565

Star Flyer's return on assets of this year was 0.0176919. Star Flyer's return on assets of last year was 0.08164565. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Star Flyer's current Net Income (TTM) was 434. Star Flyer's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,559. ==> 1,559 > 434 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=9498/30713.5
=0.30924512

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=2231/24042
=0.09279594

Star Flyer's gearing of this year was 0.30924512. Star Flyer's gearing of last year was 0.09279594. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=20568/6570
=3.13059361

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=16326/7662
=2.13077525

Star Flyer's current ratio of this year was 3.13059361. Star Flyer's current ratio of last year was 2.13077525. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Star Flyer's number of shares in issue this year was 3.784. Star Flyer's number of shares in issue last year was 3.782. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=5115/44795
=0.11418685

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=4517/42900
=0.10529138

Star Flyer's gross margin of this year was 0.11418685. Star Flyer's gross margin of last year was 0.10529138. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Mar25)
=44795/24531
=1.82605683

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=42900/23553
=1.82142402

Star Flyer's asset turnover of this year was 1.82605683. Star Flyer's asset turnover of last year was 1.82142402. ==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+1+0+1+0+1+1
=6

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Star Flyer has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 6 mean?
Star Flyer (TSE:9206) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 01, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Star Flyer and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Star Flyer ranks #271 out of 975 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 27.8%.
Is Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Star Flyer's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is near median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.00 to a high of 8.00. The Transportation industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. Star Flyer's value of 6 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Star Flyer ranks #271 out of 975 companies in the Transportation industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Star Flyer has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Star Flyer's Piotroski F-Score compare to DAL and UAL?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Star Flyer ranks #271 out of 975 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Star Flyer in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. Star Flyer's value of 6 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Star Flyer's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 6.00, Star Flyer has consistently been at the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Transportation company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Transportation companies is 6.00, based on 975 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Star Flyer's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 0% at the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Star Flyer and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Star Flyer's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is near median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Star Flyer stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Star Flyer (TSE:9206) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円2,845.04, compared to a current price of 円1,920.00 — trading 32.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is near median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 0% at the Transportation industry median of 6.00. Star Flyer's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Star Flyer (TSE:9206), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Star Flyer (TSE:9206) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Star Flyer stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円1,920.00 is trading 32.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円2,845.04. GuruFocus considers Star Flyer to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:9206:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 6 (near median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: 円2,845.04 vs. price of 円1,920.00 (32.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 0% at the Transportation median (#271 of 975)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:9206 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Star Flyer Business Description

Address 6 Kuko Kitamachi, Starflyer Kitakyushu Airport Headquarters Building, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, JPN, 800-0306
Star Flyer Inc operates as an airline carrier in the aviation industry. The company provides air transportation services for passengers, baggage, and cargo. Star Flyer also offers shuttle services between key Japanese cities.
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