KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Commerce Bancshares Inc. (CBSH) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $131.6 million.

The Kansas City, Missouri-based bank said it had earnings of $1.04 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.02 per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $423.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $391.5 million, falling short of Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $396.6 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $488.4 million, or $3.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.49 billion.

Commerce shares have dropped slightly more than 2% since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 4.5% in the last 12 months.

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