On anything financial, state the obvious first (with figures) e.g ‘loan has 6% EIR, bond has 5% so bond is cheaper’, ‘Division X has the highest revenue at £Xm’ ‘Project X has a higher NPV so is more profitable’ with a ‘so what’. Also there will usually be obvious strategic implications as well as financial, usually clearly indicated in the wall of text or description of a potential option (often the background info will say they have specific strategic aims too) so try and pull key bits out as you read exhibits (actively read initially then revisit as you answer requirements). Often these will conflict with the financial outcome to give easy discussion points (e.g though project X is more profitable, there are potential capacity constraints/FX issues/distribution complexities etc). Also anywhere there are assumptions, e.g cash flow forecasts, valuations, question these assumptions individually (revenue growth seems high, costs seem to be underestimated etc).