Stellar Corporation had the following activities in $2020.$

Sale of land $$186,000$

Purchase of equipment $$428,000$

Purchase of inventory $$923,000$

Issuance of common stock $$332,000$

Purchase of treasury stock $$68,000$

Purchase of available$-$for$-$sale debt securities $$64,000$

Compute the amount Stellar should report as net cash provided $($used$)$ by investing activities in its $2020$ statement of cash flows. $($Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a $-$ sign e$.$g$.-15,000$ or in parenthesis e$.$g$.(15,000).)$

Net cash by investing activities $