Investors who would like to learn how...

Investors who would like to learn how San Diego companies have fared since the Oct. 19 crash will get a chance this month to question presidents and chief executive officers of 12 San Diego-based companies.

Cubic Corp., Foodmaker, Intermark, Burnham Pacific Properties, First National Corp., BSD Bancorp, Advanced Marketing Services, Maxwell Laboratories, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, DH Technology, Xscribe Corp. and Infrasonics will all be represented at the San Diego Financial Analysts Society’s annual stock forum May 18 at the Omni Hotel.

Executives will showcase their companies by giving information on current financial status and growth potential, according to Irving Katz, director of research for Thomas Green/San Diego Securities.

Columnist and author Ken Fisher, who wrote “Super Stocks” and the “Wall Street Waltz,” will compare today’s market with the 1929 market, Katz said. Call Linda Parks Gibson, 454-3188, for more information.

Recent earnings reports added little to the lackluster market in San Diego company stocks last week, according to Katz.

Oak Industries, which reported its first profit in years, gained $.125 to $1.25. Southwest Bank gained $.25 to $2.375, despite reporting a first-quarter loss of $556,000.

Fisher Scientific Group fell $1 to $18.25, despite reporting a doubling of its second-quarter earnings, from $.12 to $.24.

New highs were made by Pancretec at $4.375 and WD-40 at $32.75; Beeba’s Creations stood out with a new low of $6.625. Henley Group, which announced no deal this week, was down $.50 to $23.125.

Kaypro was unchanged despite rumors that the computer company is going bankrupt. The rumors were caused, Kaypro said, by spurious letters sent to local editors and dealers saying that the company planned to liquidate and close its doors by the end of this month.

Annual meetings this week include Henley, in Dover, Del. today and Medical Imaging Centers at 10 a.m. Thursday.