Sage Inc. went public $3$ years ago. The board of directors will be meeting shortly after the end of the year to decide on a dividend policy. In the past, growth has been financed primarily through the retention of earnings. A stock or a cash dividend has never been declared. Presented below is a brief financial summary of Sage Inc. operations.

$\backslash$table$[[$A$,($$$000$ omitted$)],[2026,2025,2024,2023,2022],[$Sales revenue,$$19,820,$$$16,040,$$$13,890,$$$6,000,$$$4,000$