You are a newly minted MBA and your boss came to tell you that he has seen, in the BC Business Magazine (see attached), that a company called B2Gold Corporation (TSX Ticker: BTO) has a market capitalization of $5,750,000,000.

Now, your boss is asking you to send her a memo, with the highlights of your analysis of the B2Gold company.

You know that your boss, an immigrant himself, has a certain affinity for gold and she would be curious if it is more advantageous to invest in gold (e.g. jewelry) or buy B2Gold Stocks.

Hint: besides ratio analysis and predictions of future cash flows, your task would be greatly facilitated if your analysis would follow the format extensively explained in class (i.e. looking for the "golden nuggets", for the P/E and EPS ratios and comparing?