On otc stocks filings can tell you what's really happening with a company- they are critical
If you are holding a stock mid to long-term with an OTC they are essential
they can tell you so much Who has preferred shares- who's holding what- what are the rights of preferred shareholders.
The only reason we know Greenshift parted ways with basically 80& of the company is because of ATTIS filings..
Maybe management took stock based compensation the last few years and will announce that and you will see it in the filings- maybe they handed over other stuff to debtors calling.. who knows.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson- is a brilliant guy- the better analogy would be like you are trying to research space just by looking up at the stars without a telescope- the telescope will take you to new galaxies you never thought possible. the Filings are the telescope for now you are seeing 1% of what's really going on without the filings