Vail Resorts, Inc. MTN is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 results on Sep 23, after the closing bell. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 0.8%.How are Estimates Placed?The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal fourth-quarter earnings is pegged at a loss of $3.57 per share, indicating an improvement of 6.5% from a loss of $3.82 reported in the year-ago quarter.Vail Resorts, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Vail Resorts, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Vail Resorts, Inc. Quote For revenues, the consensus mark is pegged at nearly $188.8 million. The metric suggests an increase of 144.5% from the year-ago quarter’s figure.Let's take a look at how things have shaped up in the quarter.Factors at PlayVail Resorts’ fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 performance is likely to reflect solid contributions from the 2021-2022 North American ski season. During the previous quarter’s earnings call, the company reported solid pass product sales (through Jun 1, 2021), up 50% in units and 33% in sales dollars from 2019 levels. The company expects the momentum to continue in the fiscal fourth quarter, primarily on the back of 20% price reduction in all pass products. This will likely lead to a stronger unit growth in new pass holders, higher pass renewals and increased trade up to higher-value passes. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal fourth-quarter resort revenues is pegged at $194 million, indicating growth of 152% year over year.Investments related to resources and technology (including staffing increases in call centers and self-service technology) along with infrastructure maintenance are likely to have benefitted the company in the to-be-reported quarter.However, pandemic-related capacity constraints and limitations — particularly in food and beverage and ski school — are likely to have negatively impacted the company’s ancillary lines of business in the fiscal fourth quarter. This along with a rise in wages is expected to have hurt the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter bottom line.What Our Model SaysOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Vail Resorts this time around. A stock needs to have a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) to beat earnings. But that's not the case here.Earnings ESP: Vail Resorts has an Earnings ESP of -9.03%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.Zacks Rank: The company has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).Stocks Poised to Beat Earnings EstimatesHere are some stocks from the Zacks Consumer Discretionary space that investors may consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this quarter:Crocs, Inc. CROX, sports a Zacks Rank #1, and has an Earnings ESP of +1.20%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Roku, Inc. ROKU, has a Zacks Rank #1, and an Earnings ESP of +152%.Camping World Holdings Inc. CWH, has a Zacks Rank #3, and an Earnings ESP of +10.55%. Breakout Biotech Stocks with Triple-Digit Profit Potential The biotech sector is projected to surge beyond $2.4 trillion by 2028 as scientists develop treatments for thousands of diseases. They’re also finding ways to edit the human genome to literally erase our vulnerability to these diseases. Zacks has just released Century of Biology: 7 Biotech Stocks to Buy Right Now to help investors profit from 7 stocks poised for outperformance. Recommendations from previous editions of this report have produced gains of +205%, +258% and +477%. The stocks in this report could perform even better.See these 7 breakthrough stocks now>>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Crocs, Inc. (CROX): Free Stock Analysis Report Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWH): Free Stock Analysis Report Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN): Free Stock Analysis Report Roku, Inc. (ROKU): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research