How to buy World Fuel Services Corporation stock

World Fuel Services Corporation is an oil & gas refining & marketing business based in the US. World Fuel Services Corporation shares (INT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. World Fuel Services Corporation employs 4,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

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World Fuel Services Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-30.

52-week range	$18.24 - $37.55
50-day moving average	$34.75
200-day moving average	$31.17
Wall St. target price	$36.50
PE ratio	20.0351
Dividend yield	$0.4 (1.16%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.71

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Is World Fuel Services Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing World Fuel Services Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of World Fuel Services Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

World Fuel Services Corporation's P/E ratio

World Fuel Services Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, World Fuel Services Corporation shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

World Fuel Services Corporation's PEG ratio

World Fuel Services Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.62. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into World Fuel Services Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

World Fuel Services Corporation's EBITDA

World Fuel Services Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $241.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a World Fuel Services Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

World Fuel Services Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$20.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	0.85%
Gross profit TTM	$851.8 million
Return on assets TTM	2.07%
Return on equity TTM	5.76%
Profit margin	0.54%
Book value	$30.36
Market capitalisation	$2.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting World Fuel Services Corporation shares

There are currently 1.4 million World Fuel Services Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as World Fuel Services Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 8.1% down from 1.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting World Fuel Services Corporation shares can be evaluated.

World Fuel Services Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

World Fuel Services Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of World Fuel Services Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of World Fuel Services Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 442001.29449838). World Fuel Services Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.09. In other words for every 100,000 World Fuel Services Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3090 shares are currently held short.

However World Fuel Services Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of World Fuel Services Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable World Fuel Services Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case World Fuel Services Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 World Fuel Services Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.025% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable World Fuel Services Corporation shares, roughly 25 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against World Fuel Services Corporation.

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World Fuel Services Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 28.38% of net profits

Recently World Fuel Services Corporation has paid out, on average, around 28.38% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.39% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), World Fuel Services Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.39% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In World Fuel Services Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.4 per share.

While World Fuel Services Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that World Fuel Services Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

World Fuel Services Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 8 April 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have World Fuel Services Corporation's shares ever split?

World Fuel Services Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 7 December 2009. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your World Fuel Services Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for World Fuel Services Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted World Fuel Services Corporation's share price.

World Fuel Services Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, World Fuel Services Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $18.236 up to $37.5477. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while World Fuel Services Corporation's is 1.3696. This would suggest that World Fuel Services Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

World Fuel Services Corporation overview

World Fuel Services Corporation engages in the distribution of fuel and related products & services in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries worldwide. Its Aviation segment supplies fuel and related products & services to commercial airlines, second and third tier airlines, cargo carriers, regional and low-cost carriers, airports, fixed based operators, corporate fleets, fractional operators, private aircraft, the U. S. , foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations and military customers. This segment also offers fuel management, price risk management, ground handling, dispatch services and international trip planning services, such as flight plans, weather reports and overflight permits. Its Land segment offers fuel, heating oil, propane, natural gas, lubricants and related products and services to petroleum distributors & retail petroleum operators, as well as industrial, commercial, residential and government customers. This segment also offers management services for procuring fuel and price risk management; advisory and fulfillment solutions related to power, natural gas and other energy products; consulting, renewable fuel products, carbon management and renewable energy solutions and card payment solutions; and government payment systems for fuel procurement, merchant processing services, toll payment solutions and commercial payment programs.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of World Fuel Services Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.811% of World Fuel Services Corporation shares are held by insiders and 92.131% by institutions.

• How many people work for World Fuel Services Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 4,300 work at World Fuel Services Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for World Fuel Services Corporation?

  World Fuel Services Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is World Fuel Services Corporation based?

  World Fuel Services Corporation's address is: 9800 NW 41 Street, Miami, FL, United States, 33178

• What is World Fuel Services Corporation's ISIN number?

  World Fuel Services Corporation's international securities identification number is: US9814751064

• What is World Fuel Services Corporation's CUSIP number?

  World Fuel Services Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 981475106