The December $31,2021,$ balance sheet of Chen, Incorporated, showed $$144,000$ in the common stock account and $$2,690,000$ in the additional paid$-$in surplus account. The December $31,2022,$ balance sheet showed $$154,000$ and $$2,990,000$ in the same two accounts, respectively. The company paid out $$149,000$ in cash dividends during $2022.$ What was the cash flow to stockholders for the year?

Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e$.$g$.,32.$

Cash flow to stockholders