It all started when we said to ourselves, “Let’s build our own calculator—one that can do things that people only dream of now.”Back then, the world’s calculators were all mechanical; they actually used gears to crunch the numbers. So they set out to create a device that could perform calculations using only electrical circuits.
It took seven years, but at last the world had its first small, fully electric calculator—we called it the 14-A—and Casio Computer Co., Ltd., was born.
That was exactly half a century ago, June of 1957. By the end of our very first fiscal year, we had sold 19 of their 14-A calculators, and recorded sales of 5.7 million yen.
Ever since, Casio has endeavored to create products that meet universal needs, true to their corporate creed of “Creativity and Contribution.” This creed expresses the heart of what Casio does: they identify latent needs that no one else has recognized, and then apply our creativity to provide products and services that feel so
familiar it’s as if they had always existed. It is not a surprise then, that many of Casio’s products have been world-firsts or global bestsellers. And their quest to develop one-of-akind
products continues, motivated by a genuine desire to inspire new lifestyles and contribute to culture around the world.
We have seen dramatic growth in our first 50 years. Casio sells more than 100 million product units annually in 140 countries around the world. In fiscal 2007, consolidated net sales reached 620.7 billion yen, and operating income hit 48.0 billion yen—setting record highs.
