Investopedia: Commerce Bancshares Growing Its Balance Sheet, But Profits Are Harder To Come By

When a bank has significantly below-average funding costs and non-performing assets, and didn't have to take a dime of TARP money, it's a pretty good sign that management is doing something right. And to be sure, conservatively-run Commerce Bancshares (Nasdaq:CBSH) is a high-quality Midwestern bank with top-four deposit share in both Kansas and Missouri. That quality is not lost on the Street, and today's valuation doesn't leave a lot of value on the shelf for new investors.

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