May 15 (Reuters) - Cybg Plc CYBGC.L :
* UNDERLYING PROFIT BEFORE TAX UP 28% YEAR-ON-YEAR TO £158M
* STATUTORY LOSS AFTER TAX OF £76M DUE TO PPI LEGACY COSTS
* NET INTEREST INCOME UP 4% DRIVEN BY STRONG VOLUME GROWTH AND NIM OF 218BPS
* UNDERLYING COSTS DOWN 7% WITH INCOME UP 1%, DELIVERING A 6%PTS IMPROVEMENT IN UNDERLYING COST-TO-INCOME RATIO TO 64%
* FY2018 GUIDANCE FOR UNDERLYING COSTS IMPROVED TO <£640M
* FY2018 NIM OF C.220BPS AND MEDIUM TERM GUIDANCE REITERATED
* 11.3% CET1 RATIO
* CEO SAYS WHILE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REMAINS UNCERTAIN, CYBG IS WELL POSITIONED TO CONTINUE EXECUTING OUR EXISTING STRATEGY AND TO CAPTURE FUTURE GROWT