World Fuel Services (NYSE: INT) is expected to report Q3 earnings on Nov. 1. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict World Fuel Services's revenues will grow 6.3% and EPS will wither -4.1%.

The average estimate for revenue is $10.11 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.71.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, World Fuel Services logged revenue of $9.62 billion. GAAP reported sales were 10% higher than the prior-year quarter's $8.71 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.74. GAAP EPS of $0.68 for Q2 were 2.9% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.70 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 1.8%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.8%, about the same as the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.5%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $39.62 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.75.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 311 members out of 326 rating the stock outperform, and 15 members rating it underperform. Among 63 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 59 give World Fuel Services a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on World Fuel Services is hold, with an average price target of $48.25.

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