The Globe and Mail attempts to identify highly profitable and less volatile Canadian companies in its Tuesday, June 28, edition. The Globe's Craig McGee writes in the Number Cruncher column that the results from the Brexit vote shocked worldwide markets and investors found themselves looking to replace their riskier holdings with safer alternatives. Although the market reaction was likely overdone, according to Mr. McGee, profitable companies that have demonstrated stable earnings and lower price volatility may continue to be in high demand. Mr. McGee only considered companies with a market capitalization greater than $500-million. He looked for stocks with a low five-year beta, which indicates the stock is less volatile than the market in general. He also looked for high earnings stability and high return on equity. Finally, The Globe writer only considered dividend-paying companies. Mr. McGee's recommended stable stocks are Quebecor, Dollarama, MTY Food Group, BCE, Alimentation Couche-Tard and Metro.